Agoniates
Appearance
Agoniates | |
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Agoniates halecinus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Triportheidae |
Subfamily: | Agoniatinae Bleeker, 1859 |
Genus: | Agoniates J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845 |
Type species | |
Agoniates halecinus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
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Agoniates is genus of characiform fishes from tropical South America. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agoniatinae.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Agoniates anchovia C. H. Eigenmann, 1914
- Agoniates halecinus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Triportheidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 Jun 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Agoniates". FishBase. April 2013 version.