Diapoma
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Diapoma is a genus of characins from tropical South America
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
- Diapoma pyrrhopteryx Menezes & Weitzman, 2011
- Diapoma speculiferum CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1894 - Diapoma terofali (Géry, 1964)
- Diapoma thauma Menezes & Weitzman, 2011