Saccoderma
| Saccoderma | |
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| Saccoderma hastata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Saccoderma Schultz, 1944[1] |
| Type species | |
| Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944[1]
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Saccoderma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Species
[edit]Saccoderma contains the following valid species:[2]
In addition, there are two taxa which are regarded as species inquirenda, S. falcata and S. robusta, both described by Georg Dahl in 1955.[2][3]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Saccoderma". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Saccoderma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Toledo-Piza, M.; E. G. Baena; F. C. P. Dagosta; et al. (2024). "Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 22 (1) e230086: 1–548. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086. lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3A8C03AC-C66B-49B5-9269-E9A26ABA7EBF.
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