Stethaprion
| Stethaprion | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae |
| Genus: | Stethaprion Cope, 1870[1] |
| Type species | |
| Stethaprion erythrops Cope, 1870[1]
| |
Stethaprion s a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.[2]
Species
Stethaprion contains the following valid species:[3]
- Stethaprion crenatum C. H. Eigenmann, 1916
- Stethaprion erythrops Cope, 1870
References
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stethaprioninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stethaprion". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Stethaprion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.