Lepidocharax
Sign in to saveLepidocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Doce, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in eastern Brazil. They are small fish, that reach up to in standard length.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
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Lepidocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Doce, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in eastern Brazil. They are small fish, that reach up to in standard length.
==Species== Lepidocharax contains the following valid species: Lepidocharax burnsi Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011 Lepidocharax diamantina K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
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