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Thoracocharax

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Thoracocharax
Thoracocharax securis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Gasteropelecidae
Genus:
Thoracocharax

Fowler, 1907

Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.

Species

FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thoracocharax". FishBase. December 2014 version.

"Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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