Oligosarcus
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| Oligosarcus | |
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| Oligosarcus jenynsii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Acestrorhamphinae |
| Genus: | Oligosarcus Günther, 1864[1] |
| Type species | |
| Oligosarcus argenteus Günther, 1864[1] | |
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Oligosarcus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in South America. They reach up to 31 cm (12 in) in length and are predators that mainly feed on smaller fish.[2]
