Corynopoma riisei

Corynopoma riisei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Corynopoma
T. N. Gill, 1858
Species: C. riisei
Binomial name
Corynopoma riisei
T. N. Gill, 1858

Corynopoma riisei, also known as the sword-tail characin is a species of characin found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.[1] It is also kept as an aquarium fish. This species is the only member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Corynopoma riisei" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
  2. 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.


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