Spintherobolus

Spintherobolus is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro.[1] All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[2] They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.[1]

Spintherobolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Spintherobolus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

Species

There are four currently recognized species:[1]

  • Spintherobolus ankoseion S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
  • Spintherobolus broccae G. S. Myers, 1925
  • Spintherobolus leptoura S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
  • Spintherobolus papilliferus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Spintherobolus in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  2. ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.


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