Psectrogaster
| Psectrogaster | |
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| Psectrogaster amazonica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Curimatidae |
| Genus: | C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1] |
| Type species | |
| Psectrogaster rhomboides C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Psectrogaster 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
Psectrogaster contains the following vaid species:[2]
- Psectrogaster amazonica C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Psectrogaster ciliata (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Psectrogaster curviventris C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
- Psectrogaster essequibensis (Günther, 1864)
- Psectrogaster falcata (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
- Psectrogaster rhomboides C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Psectrogaster rutiloides (Kner, 1858)
- Psectrogaster saguiru (Fowler, 1941)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psectrogaster". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Psectrogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.