Psectrogaster

Psectrogaster
Psectrogaster amazonica

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Curimatidae
Genus: Psectrogaster
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Type species
Psectrogaster rhomboides
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Synonyms
  • Hamatichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1948
  • Pseudopsectrogaster Fernández-Yépez, 1948
  • Semelcarinata Fernández-Yépez, 1948

Psectrogaster is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.