Erythrinus
| Erythrinus | |
|---|---|
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| Erythrinus erythrinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Scopoli, 1777[1] |
| Type species | |
| Synodus erythrinus | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Erythrinus is a genus of relatively small trahiras, freshwater fish from tropical South America.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus,[2] but a possibly undescribed species is known from the lower Paraná basin and Iguazu basin.[3]
- Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Eythrinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Erythrinus". FishBase. February 2017 version.
- ^ Casciotta, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis, Říčan, Piálek, Dragová, Croci, Montes Iwaszkiw, and Puentes (2016). Visibilizando lo invisible. Un relevamiento de la diversidad de peces del Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, 6(2): 5—77.