Lepidocharax
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| Lepidocharax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Planaltininae |
| Genus: | Lepidocharax K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lepidocharax diamantina K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011[1] | |
Lepidocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Doce, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in eastern Brazil.[2][3] They are small fish, that reach up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in standard length.[2]
