Rachoviscus
| Rachoviscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Rachoviscus Myers, 1926[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rachoviscus crassiceps Myers, 1926[1] | |
Rachoviscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina in eastern Brazil.[2][3]
Species
Rachoviscus contains the following valid species:[4]
- Rachoviscus crassiceps G. S. Myers, 1926
- Rachoviscus graciliceps S. H. Weitzman & da Cruz, 1981
References
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rachoviscus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ↑ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rachoviscus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.