Erythrinus is a genus of relatively small trahiras, freshwater fish from tropical South America.[1]
| Erythrinus | |
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| Erythrinus erythrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Erythrinus Scopoli, 1777 |
| Type species | |
| Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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| Species | |
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Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus,[1] but a possibly undescribed species is known from the lower Paraná basin and Iguazu basin.[2]
- Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
- Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877
References edit
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Erythrinus in 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.
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