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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: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Thoracocharax
Species: T. securis - T. stellatus
Name

Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907

Thoracocharax securis (Worclaw zoo)-1

Thoracocharax securis

References

Thoracocharax – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
中文: 大胸斧魚屬

Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
Species

FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:[1]

Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853) (Giant hatchetfish)
Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) (Spotfin hatchetfish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Thoracocharax in FishBase. December 2014 version.

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