Tyttocharax Explained

Tyttocharax is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1949)
• Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 (Black-edge tetra)
• Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2012 ^[2]
• Tyttocharax tambopatensis S. H. Weitzman & H. Ortega, 1995

Notes and References

1. Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
2. Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C.A., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn B, D.C. (2012): A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519-525.