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Elachocharax

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Elachocharax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Elachocharax
G. S. Myers, 1927

Elachocharax is a genus of small fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Elachocharax". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ^ A new species of Elachocharax (Teleostei: Characidae) from the Rio Negro Region of Venezuela and Brazil by Stanley H. Weitzman Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99:729-747(1986)i. Vol. 99. 1986.