| Galeocharax | |
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| Galeocharax humeralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | Galeocharax Fowler, 1910 |
Galeocharax is a genus of characins from the Río de la Plata and Amazon basins in South America. They reach up to 30.5 cm (1 ft) in length and mainly feed on other fish, but also take crustaceans and insects.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- Galeocharax goeldi (Fowler, 1913)
- Galeocharax gulo (Cope, 1870)
- Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1834)
- Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner, 1879)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Galeocharax". FishBase. February 2017 version.
- ^ Menezes, N.A. (2007). Charax goeldii Fowler, 1913 a valid species of Galeocharax Fowler (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(1).
- Brandão, Nobile, Souto, Ramos, Queiroz, and Carvalho (2013). Influence of cage fish farming on the diet and biology of Galeocharax knerii in the Chavantes Reservoir, Brazil. Bol. Inst. Pesca, São Paulo, 39(2): 157—167.
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