Aphyodite is a genus of characin in the family Characidae. It contains three species. It was originally described as a monotypic genus containing only Aphyodite grammica, which is endemic to the Essequibo River basin in Guyana; however, two more species were described in 2017: Aphyodite apiaka from the Solimões river basin and Aphyodite tupebas from the Madeira river basin.[1]
| Aphyodite | |
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| Aphyodite grammica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphyoditeinae |
| Genus: | Aphyodite C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
Species edit
There are currently three described species in Aphyodite:[1]
- Aphyodite apiaka Esguícero & Castro, 2017
- Aphyodite grammica C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Aphyodite tupebas Esguícero & Castro, 2017
References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Aphyodite grammica" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Esguícero, André L. H.; Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2017-12-04). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Aphyodite, with Description of Two New Species (Teleostei: Characidae)". Copeia. 105 (4): 753–764. doi:10.1643/ci-16-481. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 90208698.
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