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Phenagoniates

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Phenagoniates
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Phenagoniates
C. H. Eigenmann & C. E. Wilson, 1914
Species:
P. macrolepis
Binomial name
Phenagoniates macrolepis
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)

Phenagoniates is a genus of fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Phenagoniates macrolepis, which is found in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. It is sometimes kept as an aquarium fish.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phenagoniates macrolepis". FishBase. October 2011 version.