Gymnocorymbus
| Gymnocorymbus | |
|---|---|
| Gymnocorymbus ternetzi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pristellinae |
| Genus: | Gymnocorymbus C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Gymnocorymbus thayeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1]
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Gymnocorymbus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon, Paraguay, Orinoco, Courantyne, Gurupí and Parnaíba river basins in South America.[2][3] These tetras are popular in the aquarium trade.
Species
Gymnocorymbuscontains the followjng valid species:[4]
- Gymnocorymbus bondi (Fowler, 1911)
- Gymnocorymbus flaviolimai Benine, B. F. de Melo, R. M. C. Castro & C. de Oliveira, 2015[2]
- Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895) (Black tetra)
- Gymnocorymbus thayeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 (False black tetra)
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pristellinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ a b Benine, R.C., Melo, B.F., Castro, R.M.C. & Oliveira, C. (2015): Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogeny of Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908 (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae). Zootaxa, 3956 (1): 1-28.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gymnocorymbus". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gymnocorymbus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2025.