Aphyocharax

Aphyocharax
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Aphyocharax Günther, 1868

Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:

• Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
• Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
• Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
• Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991
• Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
• Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
• Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940
• Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) (dawn tetra) * Note that A. paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 is a synonym of A. nattereri.

• Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868
• Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
• Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003