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Family: Stevardiidae Stevardiids



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acrobrycon ipanquianus South America 12 SL 1877
Acrobrycon ortii South America 6.1 SL 2014
Acrobrycon starnesi South America 7.3 SL 2014
Argopleura chocoensis South America 5.3 SL 1913
Argopleura conventus South America 3.6 SL 1913
Argopleura diquensis South America 6.8 SL 1913
Argopleura magdalenensis South America 6.0 SL 1913
Attonitus bounites South America 5.7 SL 2000
Attonitus ephimeros South America 5.0 SL 2000
Attonitus irisae South America 4.6 SL 2000
Aulixidens eugeniae South America 4.3 SL 1952
Boehlkea fredcochui Cochu's blue tetra South America 5.4 TL 1966
Boehlkea weitzmani South America 3.5 SL 2017
Bryconacidnus ellisae South America 3.8 SL 1924
Bryconacidnus hemigrammus South America 4 SL 1924
Bryconacidnus paipayensis South America 5 SL 1929
Bryconamericus agna South America 6.5 SL 2001
Bryconamericus alfredae South America 6.6 TL 1927
Bryconamericus andresoi South America 7.1 SL 2003
Bryconamericus arilepis South America 7.1 SL 2008
Bryconamericus bolivianus South America 6.8 SL 1924
Bryconamericus brevirostris South America 9.5 TL 1860
Bryconamericus bucayensis South America 8.7 SL 2013
Bryconamericus caldasi South America 7.4 SL 2014
Bryconamericus carlosi South America 5.7 SL 2003
Bryconamericus caucanus South America 8.8 TL 1913
Bryconamericus charalae South America 2005
Bryconamericus cinarucoense South America 3.7 SL 2008
Bryconamericus cismontanus South America 6 SL 1914
Bryconamericus coeruleus South America 6.5 SL 2017
Bryconamericus cristiani South America 6.9 SL 1999
Bryconamericus dahli South America 8.0 SL 2000
Bryconamericus deuterodonoides South America 5 TL 1914
Bryconamericus diaphanus South America 13 TL 1878
Bryconamericus ecai South America 7.5 SL 2004
Bryconamericus ecuadorensis South America 8.3 SL 2015
Bryconamericus eigenmanni South America 6.1 SL 1906
Bryconamericus emperador Central and South America 10.4 SL 1907
Bryconamericus exodon South America 5.7 SL 1907
Bryconamericus foncensis South America 8.3 SL 2009
Bryconamericus galvisi South America 7.6 SL 2000
Bryconamericus gonzalezi Central America 7.4 SL 2002
Bryconamericus grosvenori South America 7 TL 1927
Bryconamericus guaytarae South America 8.3 TL 1914
Bryconamericus guizae South America 2003
Bryconamericus guyanensis South America 4.3 2010
Bryconamericus huilae South America 8.6 SL 2003
Bryconamericus hyphesson South America 3.7 TL 1909
Bryconamericus icelus South America 8 SL 1964
Bryconamericus ichoensis South America 3.4 SL 2000
Bryconamericus iheringii South America 11.4 TL 1887
Bryconamericus ikaa South America 6.8 SL 2004
Bryconamericus indefessus South America 2004
Bryconamericus lambari South America 5.6 SL 1995
Bryconamericus lassorum South America 2002
Bryconamericus loisae South America 7.4 SL 1964
Bryconamericus macarenae South America 4.7 SL 2010
Bryconamericus macrophthalmus South America 4.7 SL 2003
Bryconamericus megalepis South America 4.5 SL 1941
Bryconamericus mennii South America 5.5 SL 2002
Bryconamericus microcephalus South America 7.7 SL 1908
Bryconamericus miraensis South America 9.3 TL 1945
Bryconamericus misei South America 5.7 SL 2024
Bryconamericus motatanensis South America 4.7 TL 1944
Bryconamericus multiradiatus South America 2.7 TL 1960
Bryconamericus novae South America 5.7 TL 1914
Bryconamericus orinocoensis South America 2.9 SL 2003
Bryconamericus ornaticeps South America 6.5 SL 1995
Bryconamericus oroensis South America 9.7 SL 2013
Bryconamericus osgoodi South America 6.1 SL 1942
Bryconamericus pachacuti South America 7.5 TL 1927
Bryconamericus patriciae South America 6.2 SL 2004
Bryconamericus pectinatus South America 8 TL 1990
Bryconamericus peruanus South America 9.2 SL 1845
Bryconamericus phoenicopterus South America 6 TL 1872
Bryconamericus pinnavittatus South America 2.7 SL 2015
Bryconamericus plutarcoi South America 6.9 SL 2001
Bryconamericus poi South America 5.2 SL 2001
Bryconamericus pyahu South America 5 SL 2003
Bryconamericus rubropictus South America 1901
Bryconamericus scleroparius Central and South America 11 TL 1908
Bryconamericus simus South America 8.7 TL 1898
Bryconamericus singularis South America 3.9 SL 2008
Bryconamericus stramineus South America 11.4 TL 1908
Bryconamericus subtilisform South America 2003
Bryconamericus sylvicola South America 6.5 SL 1998
Bryconamericus tenuis South America 3.8 SL 1992
Bryconamericus ternetzi South America 5.9 TL 1928
Bryconamericus terrabensis Central America 9 TL 1914
Bryconamericus thomasi South America 7 SL 1940
Bryconamericus tolimae South America 11.8 SL 1913
Bryconamericus turiuba South America 6.1 SL 2005
Bryconamericus uporas South America 5.3 SL 2002
Bryconamericus yokiae South America 6.8 SL 2003
Bryconamericus ytu South America 9 SL 2004
Bryconamericus zamorensis South America 7.3 SL 2013
Bryconamericus zeteki Central America 8.8 TL 1938
Caiapobrycon tucurui South America 4.5 SL 2000
Ceratobranchia binghami South America 6.2 TL 1927
Ceratobranchia delotaenia South America 3.8 SL 1990
Ceratobranchia elatior South America 5.2 SL 1942
Ceratobranchia joanae South America 3.4 SL 1990
Ceratobranchia obtusirostris South America 5.5 SL 1914
Chrysobrycon calamar South America 4.1 SL 2024
Chrysobrycon eliasi South America 4.4 2011
Chrysobrycon guahibo South America 4.5 SL 2015
Chrysobrycon hesperus South America 8.2 SL 1958
Chrysobrycon myersi South America 6.4 SL 1970
Chrysobrycon yoliae South America 5.2 SL 2014
Corynopoma riisei Swordtail characin South America 4.8 SL 1858
Creagrutus affinis Central and South America 7.8 SL 1880
Creagrutus amoenus South America 10.2 TL 1943
Creagrutus anary South America 4.5 SL 1913
Creagrutus atratus South America 7.0 SL 2001
Creagrutus atrisignum South America 5.5 SL 1927
Creagrutus barrigai South America 5.3 SL 2001
Creagrutus beni Goldstripe characin South America 7.3 SL 1911
Creagrutus bolivari South America 5.2 SL 1944
Creagrutus brevipinnis South America 4.8 SL 1913
Creagrutus britskii South America 5.3 SL 2001
Creagrutus calai South America 6.6 SL 2001
Creagrutus caucanus South America 8.3 SL 1913
Creagrutus cerritulus South America 5.1 SL 2017
Creagrutus changae South America 6.7 SL 2001
Creagrutus cochui South America 11.3 TL 1964
Creagrutus cracentis South America 6 TL 2001
Creagrutus crenatus South America 7.0 SL 2001
Creagrutus ephippiatus South America 5.8 SL 2001
Creagrutus figueiredoi South America 6.3 SL 2001
Creagrutus flavescens South America 9.4 SL 2001
Creagrutus gephyrus South America 6.5 SL 1975
Creagrutus gracilis South America 7.7 SL 2001
Creagrutus guanes South America 7.3 SL 2005
Creagrutus gyrospilus South America 6.2 SL 2001
Creagrutus hildebrandi South America 6.3 SL 1944
Creagrutus holmi South America 9.2 SL 2001
Creagrutus hysginus South America 5.6 SL 1994
Creagrutus ignotus South America 6.2 SL 2001
Creagrutus kunturus South America 9.6 SL 1995
Creagrutus lassoi South America 7.5 SL 2001
Creagrutus lepidus South America 4.7 SL 1993
Creagrutus machadoi South America 4.5 SL 2001
Creagrutus maculosus South America 2010
Creagrutus magdalenae South America 5.7 SL 1913
Creagrutus magoi South America 6.5 SL 2001
Creagrutus manu South America 4.0 SL 2001
Creagrutus maracaiboensis South America 2.2 SL 1944
Creagrutus maxillaris South America 7.2 SL 1927
Creagrutus melanzonus South America 3.6 SL 1909
Creagrutus melasma South America 4.5 SL 1994
Creagrutus menezesi South America 7.5 SL 2001
Creagrutus meridionalis South America 11 SL 2001
Creagrutus molinus South America 5.6 SL 2001
Creagrutus mucipu South America 5.6 SL 2001
Creagrutus muelleri South America 10.8 SL 1859
Creagrutus nigrostigmatus South America 2.3 SL 1960
Creagrutus nigrotaeniatus South America 4.3 SL 2014
Creagrutus occidaneus South America 6.6 SL 2001
Creagrutus ortegai South America 7.1 SL 2001
Creagrutus ouranonastes South America 10 SL 2001
Creagrutus paraguayensis South America 5.8 SL 1988
Creagrutus paralacus South America 6.7 SL 1994
Creagrutus pearsoni South America 3.4 SL 1988
Creagrutus peruanus South America 8.7 SL 1876
Creagrutus petilus South America 4.9 SL 2001
Creagrutus phasma South America 6.6 SL 1927
Creagrutus pila South America 7.1 SL 2001
Creagrutus planquettei South America 6.7 SL 1989
Creagrutus provenzanoi South America 5.8 SL 2001
Creagrutus runa South America 6.3 SL 2001
Creagrutus saxatilis South America 8.2 SL 2001
Creagrutus seductus South America 7.0 SL 2001
Creagrutus taphorni South America 7.4 SL 2001
Creagrutus tuyuka South America 6.8 SL 2003
Creagrutus ungulus South America 10.9 TL 2001
Creagrutus varii South America 4.2 SL 2004
Creagrutus veruina South America 4.5 SL 2001
Creagrutus vexillapinnus South America 5.0 SL 2001
Creagrutus xiphos South America 2.8 SL 2001
Creagrutus yanatili South America 10 TL 2010
Creagrutus yudja Turbo tetra South America 3 SL 2018
Creagrutus zephyrus South America 4.0 SL 2001
Diapoma alburnum South America 7.4 TL 1870
Diapoma alegretense South America 4.2 SL 2003
Diapoma dicropotamicus South America 4.3 SL 2003
Diapoma guarani South America 3.1 SL 1987
Diapoma itaimbe South America 4.5 SL 2003
Diapoma lepiclastum South America 4.4 SL 2003
Diapoma nandi South Armerica 5.9 SL 2018
Diapoma obi South America 5.9 SL 2012
Diapoma pyrrhopteryx South America 5.6 SL 2011
Diapoma speculiferum South America 4.6 SL 1894
Diapoma terofali South America 6 SL 1964
Diapoma thauma South America 4.5 SL 2011
Diapoma tipiaia South America 3.6 SL 2003
Diapoma uruguayense South America 5.1 SL 1962
Eretmobrycon bayano Central America 5.7 SL 1976
Eretmobrycon festae South America 1898
Gephyrocharax atracaudatus Central America 4.7 SL 1912
Gephyrocharax caucanus South America 5.0 SL 1912
Gephyrocharax chaparae South America 4.8 SL 1940
Gephyrocharax chocoensis South America 5.2 SL 1912
Gephyrocharax intermedius Central America 4.4 SL 1916
Gephyrocharax major South America 5.6 SL 1929
Gephyrocharax martae South America 3.7 SL 1943
Gephyrocharax melanocheir South America 4.2 SL 1912
Gephyrocharax sinuensis South America 4.5 SL 1964
Gephyrocharax torresi South America 4.2 SL 2013
Gephyrocharax valencia South America 4.1 SL 1920
Gephyrocharax venezuelae South America 4.1 SL 1944
Gephyrocharax whaleri Central America 4.9 SL 1938
Glandulocauda caerulea South America 4.4 SL 2009
Glandulocauda melanopleura South America 5.5 SL 1911
Hemibrycon antioquiae South America 8.3 SL 2013
Hemibrycon beni South America 8.1 SL 1924
Hemibrycon boquiae South America 4.8 SL 1913
Hemibrycon brevispini South America 9.0 SL 2009
Hemibrycon cairoensis South America 8.5 SL 2009
Hemibrycon cardalensis South America 8.7 SL 2013
Hemibrycon carrilloi South America 6.7 SL 1960
Hemibrycon colombianus South America 10.6 SL 1914
Hemibrycon dariensis Central America 6.5 SL 1916
Hemibrycon decurrens South America 5.7 SL 1913
Hemibrycon dentatus South America 11.8 SL 1913
Hemibrycon divisorensis South America 8.2 SL 2007
Hemibrycon fasciatus South America 8.3 SL 2013
Hemibrycon guejarensis South America 7.8 SL 2018
Hemibrycon helleri South America 10 SL 1927
Hemibrycon huambonicus South America 11.9 SL 1882
Hemibrycon inambari South America 8.7 SL 2010
Hemibrycon jabonero South America 11.5 SL 1944
Hemibrycon jelskii South America 10.2 SL 1876
Hemibrycon metae South America 9.3 SL 1930
Hemibrycon microformaa South America 3.1 SL 2007
Hemibrycon mikrostiktos South America 4.4 SL 2010
Hemibrycon orcesi South America 5 SL 1958
Hemibrycon paez South America 9.4 SL 2010
Hemibrycon palomae South America 8.9 SL 2010
Hemibrycon polyodon South America 16.8 SL 1864
Hemibrycon quindos South America 5.2 SL 2010
Hemibrycon rafaelensis South America 9.0 SL 2008
Hemibrycon raqueliae South America 9.9 SL 2010
Hemibrycon sanjuanensis South America 8.5 SL 2014
Hemibrycon santamartae South America 2010
Hemibrycon sierraensis South America, Colombia 7.2 SL 2015
Hemibrycon surinamensis South America 9.5 SL 1962
Hemibrycon taeniurus Mountain stream sardine Central America 8.2 SL 1858
Hemibrycon tridens Jumping tetra South America 6.5 SL 1922
Hemibrycon velox South America 11 SL 1964
Hemibrycon virolinica South America 9.8 SL 2010



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