| Utiaritichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Myleinae |
| Genus: | Utiaritichthys A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Utiaritichthys sennaebragai A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
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Utiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.12 The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae.3 They reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.1
The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from Myloplus is the comparatively longer body of Utiaritichthys.3
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:12
- Utiaritichthys esguiceroi Pereira & R. M. C. Castro, 20143
- Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & dos Santos, 1992
- Utiaritichthys sennaebragai A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
References
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Utiaritichthys". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Utiaritichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- Pereira, Thiago N. A. & Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2014). "A new species of Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Serra dos Parecis, Tapajós drainage". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (2): 397–402. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130137.