Ceratobranchia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Ceratobranchia
C. H. Eigenmann, 1914

Ceratobranchia is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.[1]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Ceratobranchia binghami C. H. Eigenmann, 1927
  • Ceratobranchia delotaenia Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1990
  • Ceratobranchia elatior Tortonese, 1942
  • Ceratobranchia joanae Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1990
  • Ceratobranchia obtusirostris C. H. Eigenmann, 1914

References

  1. 1 2 Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.


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