Poecilocharax
| Poecilocharax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Poecilocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 |
Poecilocharax is a genus of South American darters in the family Crenuchidae from the Amazon, Orinoco and Potaro basins. There are currently two described species in this genus.
Species
- Poecilocharax bovalii C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Poecilocharax weitzmani Géry, 1965 (Black morpho tetra)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Poecilocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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