Tetragonopterus
| Tetragonopterus | |
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| Tetragonopterus argenteus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Tetragonopterus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus argenteus G. Cuvier, 1816
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Tetragonopterus is a genus of fish in the family Characidae native to South America.
Species[edit]
There are currently 12 recognized species of this genus:
- Tetragonopterus anostomus G. S. C. Silva & Benine, 2011 [1]
- Tetragonopterus araguaiensis G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2013 [2]
- Tetragonopterus argenteus G. Cuvier, 1816 [3]
- Tetragonopterus carvalhoi B. F. Melo, Benine, Mariguela & C. de Oliveira, 2011 [4]
- Tetragonopterus chalceus Agassiz, 1829 [3]
- Tetragonopterus denticulatus G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2013 [2]
- Tetragonopterus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
- Tetragonopterus franciscoensis G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
- Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry, 1965) [3]
- Tetragonopterus juruena G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
- Tetragonopterus kuluene G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
- Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine, 2018 [5]
- Tetragonopterus ommatus G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
- Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004) [3]
- Tetragonopterus signatus Burmeister, 1861
References[edit]
- ^ Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae) from the upper rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa, 2911: 50–56.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2016): Revision of the South American genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Teleostei: Characidae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 4200 (1): 1–46.
- ^ Melo, B.F., Benine, R.C., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 49-56.
- ^ Urbanski, B.Q., Melo, B.F., Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2018): A new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from Central Amazon lowlands, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 16 (2).
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