Bivibranchia

Bivibranchia
Bivibranchia protractila, a synonym of B. fowleri)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Hemiodontidae
Genus:
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[1]
Type species
Bivibranchia protractila
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Synonyms
  • Atomaster C. H. Eigenmann & Myers, 1927

Bivibranchia s a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Hemiodontidae, the halftooths. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

Species

Bivibranchia has the following species classified within it:[2]

  • Bivibranchia bimaculata Vari, 1985
  • Bivibranchia fowleri (Steindachner, 1908)
  • Bivibranchia notata Vari & Goulding, 1985
  • Bivibranchia simulata Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991
  • Bivibranchia velox (C. H. Eigenmann & G. S. Myers, 1927)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bivibranchia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2025.