Rachoviscus
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| Rachoviscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Rachoviscus Myers, 1926[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rachoviscus crassiceps Myers, 1926[1] | |
Rachoviscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina in eastern Brazil.[2][3]
