Tembeassu
| Tembeassu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Apteronotidae |
| Subfamily: | Apteronotinae |
| Genus: | TembeassuTriques, 1998[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tembeassu marauna Triques, 1998[1] | |
Tembeassu is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the familyApteronotidae, the ghost knifefishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Species
Tembeassu contains the following species:[2]
- Tembeassu maraunaTriques, 1998
- Tembeassu titanicusPeixoto, Campos-da-Paz, Menezes, de Santana, Triques & Datovo, 2022
References
- ^ abFricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Apteronotidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tembeassu". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
