Leptagoniates
Genus of fishes
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Leptagoniates is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. It contains the single species Leptagoniates steindachneri,[3] which is found in the Amazon River basin in Ecuador and Peru.[4]
| Leptagoniates | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphyocharacinae |
| Genus: | Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887[2] |
| Species: | L. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887[2] | |
Another species, L. pi, had traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.[3]
