Prodontocharax

Prodontocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Prodontocharax
N. E. Pearson, 1924[1]
Type species
Prodontocharax melanotus
N. E. Pearson, 1924[1]

Prodontocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]

Species

Prodontocharax contains the following valid species:[2]

  • Prodontocharax aquilaepinnae Bertaco, Chuctaya, Jerep & Malabarba, 2023
  • Prodontocharax melanotus N. E. Pearson, 1924

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Prodontocharax". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prodontocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.