Nematocharax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Rhoadsiinae |
Genus: |
Nematocharax S. H. Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986 |
Species: | N. venustus
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Binomial name | |
Nematocharax venustus | |
Synonyms | |
Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos, 2013 [1] |
Nematocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Nematocharax venustus, [1] which is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Jequitinhonha River basin. The males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while the females only grow to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. [2] [3]