Argopleura

Argopleura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Argopleura C. H. Eigenmann, 1913

Argopleura is a genus of characins endemic to Colombia.^[1]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Argopleura chocoensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
Argopleura conventus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
Argopleura diquensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
Argopleura magdalenensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)

References

1 2 Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.

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