Thoracocharax | |
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Thoracocharax securis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | [[ Actinopterygii]] |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
Genus: |
Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907 |
Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:
"Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.