Spintherobolus

Spintherobolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Spintherobolidae
Genus: Spintherobolus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
Type species
Spintherobolus papilliferus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

Spintherobolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Spintherobolidae, the piquiras. These fishes are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment. They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.