Heterocharax
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| Heterocharax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocharacinae |
| Genus: | Heterocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Heterocharax macrolepis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[1] | |
Heterocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The species in this genus are found in South America.
