Thayeriinae
| Thayeriinae | |
|---|---|
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| Thayeria obliqua, the type species of the genus Thayeria. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | ThayeriinaeOta, Reia & Benine, 2024[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Thayeria C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1] | |
| Genera | |
See text | |
Thayeriinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the familyAcestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.
Genera
Thayeriinae contains the following genera:[2]
- BarioMyers, 1940
- BryconellaGéry, 1965
- HollandichthysC. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Holopristis C. H. Eigenmann, 1903
- Inpaichthys Géry & Junk, 1977
- Parapristella Géry, 1964
- Rachoviscus Myers, 1926
- RamirezellaFernández-Yépez, 1949
- Thayeria C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
References
- ^ abMelo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. hdl:11449/301453. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
