Tetragonopterus

Tetragonopterus
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Tetragonopterus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Tetragonopterus argenteus
G. Cuvier, 1816

Tetragonopterus is a genus of characins from South America.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species of this genus:

References

  1. Araujo, L.B.S. & Lucinda, P.H.F. (2014): A new species of the genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 309-315.
  2. 1 2 Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2013): Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from central Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (5): 1613-1631.
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