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Aphyodite

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Aphyodite
Aphyodite grammica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Aphyoditeinae
Genus: Aphyodite
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Aphyodite is a genus of characin in the family Characidae. It contains three species. It was originally described as a monotypic genus containing only Aphyodite grammica, which is endemic to the Essequibo River basin in Guyana; however, two more species were described in 2017: Aphyodite apiaka from the Solimões river basin and Aphyodite tupebas from the Madeira river basin.[1]

Species

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There are currently three described species in Aphyodite:[1]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyodite grammica". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ a b Esguícero, André L. H.; Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2017-12-04). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Aphyodite, with Description of Two New Species (Teleostei: Characidae)". Copeia. 105 (4): 753–764. doi:10.1643/ci-16-481. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 90208698.


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