Trochilocharax
| Trochilocharax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilocharacinae Melo, Mattox & Oliveira, 2024[4] |
| Genus: | Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010[3] |
| Species: | T. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochilocharax ornatus Zarske, 2010[2]
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Trochilocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae.[2] The only species in the genus is Trochilocharax ornatus, the hummingbird tetra, and this genus is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Trochilocharacinae.[4] This species is known only from Peru, the holotypes being imported to Germany from Peru, near Iquitos.[1] This species has a maximum standard length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in).[5]
References
- ^ a b Chuctaya, J.; Ortega Torres, H. & Correa, E. (2016). "Trochilocharax ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T58383324A58383332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58383324A58383332.en. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trochilocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Trochilocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. hdl:11449/301453. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trochilocharax ornatus". FishBase. April 2025 version.
Further reading
- Axel Zarske. "Der Kolibrisalmler - Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)" [The hummingbird tetra Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – a new tetra from Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)] (PDF). Verteb. Zool. (in German). 60 (2): 75–98.