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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Phenacogaster

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21 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phenacogaster apletostigma South America 4.1 SL 2007
Phenacogaster beni South America 3.7 SL 1911
Phenacogaster calverti South America 8 TL 1941
Phenacogaster capitulata South America 4.0 SL 2010
Phenacogaster carteri South America 4 SL 1934
Phenacogaster franciscoensis South America 4.2 SL 1911
Phenacogaster jancupa South America 4.7 SL 1995
Phenacogaster lucenae South America 3.8 SL 2023
Phenacogaster maculoblonga South America 4.5 SL 2010
Phenacogaster megalostictus South America 3.7 SL 1909
Phenacogaster microstictus South America 4.2 SL 1909
Phenacogaster napoatilis South America 4.8 SL 2010
Phenacogaster ojitata South America 3.6 SL 2010
Phenacogaster pectinata South America 4.5 SL 1870
Phenacogaster prolata South America 5.0 SL 2010
Phenacogaster retropinnus South America 5.1 SL 2010
Phenacogaster simulata South America 4.3 SL 2010
Phenacogaster suborbitalis South America 5.5 SL 1936
Phenacogaster tegatus South America 3.5 SL 1911
Phenacogaster wayampi South America 4.8 SL 2010
Phenacogaster wayana South America 4.7 SL 2010



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