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Thoracocharax

Thoracocharax
Thoracocharax securis (Worclaw zoo)-1.JPG
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. 



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