| Taxon | Cyphocharax |
|---|---|
| Authority | Fowler, 1906[1] |
| Type species | Curimatus spilurus |
| Type species authority | Günther, 1864[2] |
Cyphocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[3]
Extinct species
- †Cyphocharax mosesi (Travassos & Santos, 1955) (fossil; Oligocene of Tremembé Formation, Brazil)[4]
References
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- ^ Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L. (1998). "Phylogeny of Fossil Characiformes and Paleobiogeography of the Tremembé Formation, São Paulo, Brazil.". Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes. Part 1 - Fossils and Geological Evidence. pp. 69–84.