Gymnocorymbus is a genus of small characins from the Amazon, Paraguay, Orinoco, Courantyne, Gurupí and Parnaíba river basins in South America.[1][2] These tetras are popular in the aquarium trade.
| Gymnocorymbus | |
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| Gymnocorymbus ternetzi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Gymnocorymbus C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 |
Species
editThere are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Gymnocorymbus bondi (Fowler, 1911)
- Gymnocorymbus flaviolimai Benine, B. F. de Melo, R. M. C. Castro & C. de Oliveira, 2015[1]
- Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895) (Black tetra)
- Gymnocorymbus thayeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 (False black tetra)
References
edit- ^ a b Benine, R.C., Melo, B.F., Castro, R.M.C. & Oliveira, C. (2015): Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogeny of Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908 (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae). Zootaxa, 3956 (1): 1-28.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gymnocorymbus". FishBase. January 2017 version.
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