Parapristella
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| Parapristella | |
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| Parapristella aubynei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Parapristella Géry, 1964[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pristella aubynei C. H. Eigenmann, 1909[1] | |
Parapristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in northern South America.
