Utiaritichthys

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Utiaritichthys

Genus of fishes

Utiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.[1][2] The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae.[3] They reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.[1]

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The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from Myloplus is the comparatively longer body of Utiaritichthys.[3]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Utiaritichthys esguiceroi Pereira & R. M. C. Castro, 2014[3]
  • Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & dos Santos, 1992
  • Utiaritichthys sennaebragai A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Utiaritichthys in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  2. [2]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Utiaritichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    Pereira, Thiago N. A. & Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2014). "A new species of Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Serra dos Parecis, Tapajós drainage". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (2): 397–402. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130137.


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