Lepidarchidae

Lepidarchidae
Niger tetra (Arnoldichthys spilopterus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Suborder: Characoidei
Family: Lepidarchidae
Melo & Stiassny, 2024
Genera

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Lepidarchidae is a small family of freshwater Actinopterygii belonging to the order Characiformes. It contains only two threatened, monotypic genera native to western Africa.