Trochilocharax
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| Trochilocharax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilocharacinae Melo, Mattox & Oliveira, 2024 |
| Genus: | Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010 |
| Species: | T. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochilocharax ornatus Zarske, 2010
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Trochilocharax ornatus (hummingbird tetra) is a species of characin endemic to Peru.[2] This species is the only member of the genus Trochilocharax[3] and its subfamily, Trochilocharacinae.
It is a small fish, reaching only 17 mm (0.67 in) SL.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Chuctaya, J.; Ortega Torres, H.; Correa, E. (2016). "Trochilocharax ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58383324A58383332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58383324A58383332.en. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Trochilocharax ornatus – Hummingbird Tetra — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trochilocharax ornatus". FishBase. April 2025 version.
Further reading
[edit]- Axel Zarske. "Der Kolibrisalmler - Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)" [The hummingbird tetra Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – a new tetra from Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)] (PDF). Verteb. Zool. (in German). 60 (2): 75–98.
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