Naked characin

Naked characin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Gymnocharacinus
Steindachner, 1903
Species: G. bergii
Binomial name
Gymnocharacinus bergii
Steindachner, 1903
Synonyms

Gymnocharacinus bergi
Steindachner, 1903 [orth. error]

The naked characin (Gymnocharacinus bergii) is a small species of fish in the Characidae family.[1] It is the southernmost member of the family (together with some Cheirodon species from Chile) and the only member of the genus Gymnocharacinus. It is endemic to a stream near Valcheta in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Adults have no scales. It is endangered because of habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Gymnocharacinus bergii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.


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