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Boulengerella
Sign in to saveBoulengerella is a genus of pike-characins from tropical South America, found in the Amazon Basin, Orinoco, and rivers of the Guiana Shield. Boulengerella was named after the Belgian ichthyologist George Albert Boulenger. The currently described species are: Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (bicuda) Boulengerella lateristriga (Boulenger, 1895) (striped pike-characin) Boulengerella lucius (G. Cuvier, 1816) (golden pike-characin) Boulengerella maculata (Valenciennes, 1850) (spotted pike-characin) Boulengerella xyrekes Vari, 1995
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCtenoluciidae
Boulengerella is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de snoekzalmen (Ctenoluciidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 94
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Ctenoluciidae
- Collections
- TCWC, CAS, MNHN, USNM, FMNH, ROM
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Bresil, Brazil, Colombia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Ctenoluciidae
- Image
- Boulengerella maculata - Karlsruhe Zoo 01.jpg
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Boulengerella is a genus of pike-characins from tropical South America, found in the Amazon Basin, Orinoco, and rivers of the Guiana Shield. Boulengerella was named after the Belgian ichthyologist George Albert Boulenger. The currently described species are: Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (bicuda) Boulengerella lateristriga (Boulenger, 1895) (striped pike-characin) Boulengerella lucius (G. Cuvier, 1816) (golden pike-characin) Boulengerella maculata (Valenciennes, 1850) (spotted pike-characin) Boulengerella xyrekes Vari, 1995
==References==
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