Ammocryptocharax
| Ammocryptocharax | |
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| Ammocryptocharax lateralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Subfamily: | Characidiinae |
| Genus: | Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976[1]
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Ammocryptocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. These fishes are found in South America.
Species
Ammocryptocharax contains the following species:[2]
- Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976
- Ammocryptocharax lateralis (Eigenmann, 1909)
- Ammocryptocharax minutus Buckup, 1993
- Ammocryptocharax vintonae (Eigenmann, 1909)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ammocryptocharax". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ammocryptocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2025.