Spintherobolus
Genus of fish
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Spintherobolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Spintherobolidae, the piquiras. These fishes are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro.[2] All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[3] They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.[2]
| Spintherobolus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Spintherobolidae |
| Genus: | Spintherobolus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911[1] |
| Type species | |
| Spintherobolus papilliferus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911[1] | |
Species
Spintherobolus contains the following species:[4]
- Spintherobolus ankoseion S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus broccae G. S. Myers, 1925
- Spintherobolus leptoura S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus papilliferus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
