Priocharax Explained

Priocharax is a genus of characins, very small freshwater fish from the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Priocharax ariel S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987
• Priocharax pygmaeus S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987
• Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox & Britz, 2014

Notes and References

1. Toledo-Piza, M., Mattox, G.M.T. & Britz, R. (2014): Priocharax nanus, a new miniature Characid from the Rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with an updated list of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 229-246.
2. Web site: Two new species and a new genus of miniature Characid Fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) from Northern South America by Stanley H. Weitzman and Richard P. Vari Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:640-652 (1987)i.