Boehlkea
Genus of fishes
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Boehlkea is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon basin in South America.[2]
| Boehlkea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cochu's blue tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapominae |
| Genus: | Boehlkea Géry, 1966[1] |
| Type species | |
| Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966[1] | |
Species
Boehlkea contains the following valid species:[3]
- Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966 (Cochu's blue tetra)
- Boehlkea orcesi (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
- Boehlkea weitzmani Soares, Bertaco, Ito & Zuanon, 2017
