Lepidarchidae
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| Lepidarchidae | |
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| Niger tetra (Arnoldichthys spilopterus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Characoidei |
| Family: | Lepidarchidae Melo & Stiassny, 2024[1] |
| Genera | |
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Lepidarchidae is a small family of freshwater Actinopterygii belonging to the order Characiformes. It contains only two threatened, monotypic genera native to western Africa.[2]