Thayeria
| Thayeria | |
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| Thayeria boehlkei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Thayeria C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thayeria obliquus C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1]
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Thayeria 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 Basin, and the Approuague and Maroni Rivers in tropical South America. It includes three species, including the blackline penguinfish, T. boehlkei. Members of this genus, among other characteristics, are small, have one lateral black stripe, and have a vesica piscis shape. They are peaceful.
Species
Thayeria contains the following valid species:[2]
- Thayeria boehlkei S. H. Weitzman, 1957 (blackline penguinfish)
- Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959
- Thayeria obliqua C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 (penguinfish)
- Thayeria tapajonica Moreira & F. C. T. Lima, 2017
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thayeria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thayeria". FishBase. October 2011 version.