Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Scomberesocoidea
Familia: Belonidae
Genus: Potamorrhaphis
Species (4): P. eigenmanni – P. guianensis – P. labiatus – P. petersi
Name
Potamorrhaphis Günther, 1866
Gender: feminine
Type species: Belone taeniata Günther, 1866, by subsequent designation by Jordan & Fordice, 1887.
References
Günther, A. (1866) Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 6: i-xv + 1-368.
Sant'Anna, V.B., Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E. 2012: A New Species of Potamorrhaphis (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from the Amazon Basin. Copeia, 2012 (4): 663-669.
Links
Potamorrhaphis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Potamorrhaphis is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America.
Species
Four recognized species are in this genus:[2][3]
Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915
Potamorrhaphis guianensis (Jardine, 1843)
Potamorrhaphis labiatus Sant'Anna, Delapieve & R. E. dos Reis, 2012[3]
Potamorrhaphis petersi Collette, 1974
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Potamorrhaphis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Potamorrhaphis in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Sant'Anna, V.B., Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E. (2012): A New Species of Potamorrhaphis (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from the Amazon Basin. Copeia, 2012 (4): 663-669.
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