Utiaritichthys
Sign in to saveUtiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae. They reach up to in standard length.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilySerrasalmidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Collections
- UMMZ, ANSP, CAS, MNHN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Suriname, Brazil, Guyane Francaise, Guiana Francesa, Brasil
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- Parent taxon
- Serrasalminae
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- taxon name
- Utiaritichthys
- taxon rank
- genus
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Utiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae. They reach up to in standard length.
The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from Myloplus is the comparatively longer body of Utiaritichthys.
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