Megalamphodinae

Megalamphodinae
black phantom tetra (Megalamphodus megalopterus),the type species of the genus Megalamphodus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Megalamphodinae
Carvalho, Lima & Melo, 2024
Type genus
Megalamphodus
Genera

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Megalamphodinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this subfamily are known as red tetras and are found in South America.