Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
Thoracocharax | |
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Thoracocharax securis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
Genus: | Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907 |
FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:[1]
"Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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