Paragoniates alburnus is a species of characin found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Bolivia,[2] Peru, and Venezuela. It is also found as an aquarium fish. It is the only member of its genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876 |
| Species: | P. alburnus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paragoniates alburnus Steindachner, 1876[1]
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paragoniates alburnus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Steindachner, F (1876). "Ichthyologische Beiträge (V). Über einige neue oder seltene Fischarten aus dem atlantischen, indischen, und stillen Ocean". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Classe. 74 (1): 49–240. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Lista actualizada y distribución de peces de las tierras bajas de la Amazonía Boliviana". Retrieved 9 Jan 2024.
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