Heterocharax
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Heterocharax is a genus of characins from South America
. There are currently three described species.
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 three described species.
Species
- Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000
- Heterocharax macrolepis C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1912 - Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000