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Leptocharacidium

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Leptocharacidium is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters.[2] The only species in this genus is Leptocharacidium omospilus, a species of fish in the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters.[3] It is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the upper Orinoco River system.[4]

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Leptocharacidium
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Subfamily: Characidiinae
Genus: Leptocharacidium
Buckup, 1993[2]
Species:
L. omospilus
Binomial name
Leptocharacidium omospilus
Buckup, 1993[2]
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