Microcharacidium

Microcharacidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Subfamily: Characidiinae
Genus:
Buckup, 1993[1]
Type species
Jobertina eleotrioides
Géry, 1960[1]

Microcharacidium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in South America.[2]

Species

Microcharacidium contains the following valid species:[3]

  • Microcharacidium bombioides Vieira & Netto-Ferreira, 2021
  • Microcharacidium eleotrioides (Géry, 1960)
  • Microcharacidium gnomus Buckup, 1993
  • Microcharacidium weitzmani Buckup 1993

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microcharacidium". FishBase. February 2025 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microcharacidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2025.


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