Tyttocharax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Tribe: Xenurobryconini
Genus: Tyttocharax
Fowler, 1913

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

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1949)
  • Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 (Black-edge tetra)
  • Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2012 [2]
  • Tyttocharax tambopatensis S. H. Weitzman & H. Ortega, 1995

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.
  2. Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C.A., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn B, D.C. (2012): A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519-525.


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