Engraulisoma
| Engraulisoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeacharacinae |
| Genus: | R. M. C. Castro, 1981 |
| Species: | E. taeniatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Engraulisoma taeniatum R. M. C. Castro, 1981
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Engraulisoma is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The only species in this genus is Engraulisoma taeniatum.[2] This species is found in South America and has been recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela in the Amazon, Araguaia-Tocantins, upper-Paraguay, Napo and Orinoco River basins.[1] This genus is one of two genera within the subfamily Clupeacharacinae.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Engraulisoma taeniatum". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Brejão, G.L. (2023). "Engraulisoma taeniatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49829807A191910281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829807A191910281.en. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulisoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeacharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.