Family Crenuchidae - South American darters
  Order
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Crenuchidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 12 | Species : 97 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
  Division
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Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
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  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Eastern Panama and South America. Paired foramina in the frontal bones, posterodorsally to the orbits (pronouced in Crenuchinae but very small. Usually under 10 cm SL. 2 subfamilies, formerly under Characidae: - Crenuchinae (2g., 3 spp.). - Characidiinae (10g., 71 spp.).
  Etymology
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  Reproductive guild
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mixed
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Characiphysae | Characiformes | Characoidei | | Crenuchidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Crenuchidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Crenuchinae
Crenuchus spilurus Günther, 1863
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilocharax bovaliorum Eigenmann, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
! Poecilocharax bovalii Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
! Poecilocharax bovallii Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidiinae
Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt, 1867
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium catenatum Eigenmann, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium tenue (Cope, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium borellii (Boulenger, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Nanognathus borellii Boulenger, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium laterale (Boulenger, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Nannostomus lateralis Boulenger, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
! Characidium lateralis (Boulenger, 1895)
synonymseniornew
Characidium brevirostre Pellegrin, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium interruptum Pellegrin, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium dubia Travassos, 1952
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium pellucidum Eigenmann, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium pteroides Eigenmann, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium caucanum Eigenmann, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium rachowi Regan, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
! Jobertina rachowi Regan, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium theageri Travassos, 1952
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium boavistae Steindachner, 1915
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
! Characidium boaevistae Steindachner, 1915
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium crandellii Steindachner, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium declivirostre Steindachner, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium surumuense Steindachner, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium marshi Breder, 1925
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium chupa Schultz, 1944
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Characidium grajahuense Travassos, 1944
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium grajahuensis Travassos, 1944
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium timbuiensis Travassos, 1946
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium lagosantensis Travassos, 1947
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium japuhybensis Travassos, 1949
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium lauroi Travassos, 1949
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium schubarti Travassos, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium oiticicai Travassos, 1967
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium bahiense Almeida, 1971
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium bahiensis Almeida, 1971
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium occidentale Buckup & Reis, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium orientale Buckup & Reis, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium serrano Buckup & Reis, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium vestigipinne Buckup & Hahn, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium etzeli Zarske & Géry, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium heinianum Zarske & Géry, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium schindleri Zarske & Géry, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium stigmosum Melo & Buckup, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium longum Taphorn, Montaña & Buckup, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium heirmostigmata da Graça & Pavanelli, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium nupelia da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium xanthopterum Silveira, Langeani, da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium xavante da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium amaila Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium mirim Netto-Ferraira, Birindelli & Buckup, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium papachibe Peixoto & Wosiacki, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium litorale Leitão & Buckup, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium samurai Zanata & Camelier, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium deludens Zanata & Camelier, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium helmeri Zanata, Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium kamakan Zanata & Camelier, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium nana Mendonça & Netto-Ferreira, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium satoi Melo & Oyakawa, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium summum Zanata & Ohara, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
! Characidium summus Zanata & Ohara, 2015
synonymseniororiginal
Characidium travassosi Melo, Buckup & Oyakawa, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium kalunga Melo, Bouquerel, Masumoto, França & Netto-Ferreira, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium onca Melo, Brito Ribeiro & Lima, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)
acceptedseniornew
Geisleria junki Géry, 1971
synonymseniororiginal
Elachocharax geryi Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Klausewitzia ritae Géry, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ammochryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
Ammocryptocharax lateralis (Eigenmann, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Characidium laterale Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Ammocryptocharax vintonae (Eigenmann, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Characidium vintoni Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Klausewitzia vintoni (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymseniornew
! Ammochryptocharax vintonae (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Characidium blennioides Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Melanocharacidium rex (Böhlke, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
Characidium rex Böhlke, 1958
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Melanocharacidium auroradiatum Costa & Vicente, 1994
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium geryi (Zarske, 1997)
synonymseniornew
Odontocharacidium aphanes (Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Klausewitzia aphanes Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Odontocharacidium varii Queiroz Rodrigues & Netto-Ferreira, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontocharacidium aphanes (non Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Geryichthys sterbai Zarske, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Characidium sterbai (Zarske, 1997)
synonymseniornew
Skiotocharax meizon Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
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