Ctenolucius
| Ctenolucius | |
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| Ctenolucius hujeta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Ctenoluciidae |
| Genus: | T. N. Gill, 1861[1] |
| Type species | |
| Xiphostoma hujeta Valenciennes, 1850[1]
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Ctenolucius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ctenoluciidae, the pike-characins. The fishes in this family are found in the Neotropics, in Panama and northern South America.
Species
Ctenolucius contains the following valid species:[2]
- Ctenolucius beani (Fowler, 1907)
- Ctenolucius hujeta (Valenciennes, 1850) (gar characin)
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ctenoluciidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ctenolucius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ctenolucius". FishBase. October 2011 version.