Amblystilbe

Amblystilbe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Amblystilbe
Fowler, 1940[3]
Species:
A. howesi
Binomial name
Amblystilbe howesi
Fowler, 1940[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Prodontocharax howesi (Fowler, 1940)
  • Prodontocharax alleni Böhlke, 1953

Amblystilbe is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The only species in the genus is Amblystilbe howesi, a characin, which is found in the western Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.[2] This fish has a maximum standard length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ Carvajal, F. & Sarmiento, J. (2016). "Prodontocharax howesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830709A53818758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830709A53818758.en. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Amblystilbe". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prodontocharax howesi". FishBase. April 2025 version.