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Hoplocharax goethei

Hoplocharax goethei

Classification

Hoplocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the freshwater barracudas and the biting tetras. The only species in the genus is Hoplocharax goethei, which is found in South America. Taxonomy Hoplocharax was first proposed as a genus in 1966 by the French ichthyologist Jacques Géry, when he described its only species, H.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 15