Saccoderma
Genus of fishes
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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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| Saccoderma | |
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| Saccoderma hastata | |
Scientific 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] | |
Species
Saccoderma contains the following valid species:[2]
- Saccoderma hastata C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
- Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944
In addition, there are two taxa which are regarded as species inquirenda, S. falcata and S. robusta, both described by Georg Dahl in 1955.[2][3]
