Saccoderma

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Saccoderma
A small fish with silver skin and a back stripe running all the way across the side of its body
Saccoderma hastata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Saccoderma
Schultz, 1944[1]
Type species
Saccoderma melanostigma
Schultz, 1944[1]

Saccoderma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Colombia and Venezuela.

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