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Steindachnerina

Steindachnerina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.

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Length
305 w
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Steindachnerina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Curimatidae
Genus: Steindachnerina
Fowler, 19061
Type species
Curimatus trachystethus
Cope, 18781
Synonyms1
  • Cruxentina Fernández-Yépez, 1948
  • Curimatorbis Fernández-Yépez, 1948
  • Rivasella Fernández-Yépez, 1948

Steindachnerina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.

Species

Steindachnerina contains the following vaid species:2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Curimatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Steindachnerina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. Netto-Ferreira, A.L. & Vari, R.P. (2011): New Species of Steindachnerina (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Tapajós, Brazil, and Review of the Genus in the Rio Tapajós and Rio Xingu Basins. Copeia, 2011: 523-529.