Potamorhina

Potamorhina
Potamorhina latior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Curimatidae
Genus:
Cope, 1878[1]
Type species
Curimatus (Anodus) pristigaster
Synonyms[1]

Potamorhina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

Species

Potamorhina contains the following vaid species:[2]

  • Potamorhina altamazonica (Cope, 1878)
  • Potamorhina laticeps (Valenciennes, 1850)
  • Potamorhina latior (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
  • Potamorhina pristigaster (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Potamorhina squamoralevis (Braga & Azpelicueta, 1983)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Potamorhina". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Curimatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Potamorhina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.