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Aphyocharax
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Aphyocharax

Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 12 currently described species in this genus are:

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Bloodfin

speciesAphyocharax anisitsi

Aphyocharax dentatus

speciesAphyocharax dentatus

Redflank bloodfin

speciesAphyocharax rathbuni

Dawn Tetra

speciesAphyocharax nattereri

Aphyocharax pusillus

speciesAphyocharax pusillus

Aphyocharax agassizii

speciesAphyocharax agassizii

Aphyocharax brevicaudatus

speciesAphyocharax brevicaudatus

Aphyocharax avary

speciesAphyocharax avary

Aphyocharax erythrurus

speciesAphyocharax erythrurus

Aphyocharax gracilis

speciesAphyocharax gracilis

Aphyocharax yekwanae

speciesAphyocharax yekwanae

Aphyocharax colifax

speciesAphyocharax colifax

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86535.