Triportheinae
Subfamily of fishes
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Triportheinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.
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| Triportheinae | |
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| Triportheus albus, the type species of Triportheus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Triportheinae Fowler, 1940[1] |
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Genera
Triportheinae has the following genera classified within it:[2]
- Lignobrycon C. H. Eigenmann & G. S. Myers, 1929
- Triportheus Cope, 1872
The genus Lignonrycon is classified in this subfamily by some authorities,[3][4] but others classify it in the subfamily Agoniatinae.[5]