Pristella
Genus of fishes
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Pristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. It was formerly a monotypic taxon only containing Pristella maxillaris, but in 2019 a second species, Pristella ariporo, was described.[2]
| Pristella | |
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| Pristella maxillaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pristellinae |
| Genus: | Pristella C. H. Eigenmann, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Holopristes riddlei | |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Taxonomy
Until 2019, Pristella was a monotypic genus, but P. ariporo was described in 2019. Additionally, Hyphessobrycon axelrodi may belong in Pristella due to its conical teeth, but further genetic studies are needed to confirm this.[2]
Species
Pristella contains the following valid species:[2][3][4]
- Pristella ariporo Conde-Saldaña, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo, Villa-Navarro, Mirande & F. C. T. Lima, 2019
- Pristella crinogi F. C. T. Lima, Caires, Conde-Saldaña, Mirande & F. R. Carvalho, 2021[5]
- Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)