Nematocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Nematocharax venustus,[1] which is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Jequitinhonha River basin. The males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while the females only grow to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[2][3]

Nematocharax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Rhoadsiinae
Genus: Nematocharax
S. H. Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986
Species:
N. venustus
Binomial name
Nematocharax venustus
Synonyms

Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos, 2013 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Menezes, N.A., Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2015): Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos a junior synonym of Nematocharax venustus Weitzman, Menezes & Britski (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa, 3920 (3): 453–462.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nematocharax venustus". FishBase. April 2015 version.
  3. ^ Nematocharax venustus, A new genus and species of fish from the Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae) by Stanley H. Weitzman, Naércio A. Menezes and Heraldo A. Britski Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99:335-346(1986)i. Vol. 99. 1986.