Curimatidae
Cyphocharax voga
The Breitlingssalmler ( Curimatidae ) are a family of Central and South freshwater fish. Their range extends from southern Costa Rica to northern Argentina, just south of Buenos Aires. They also come west in front of the Andes from the Río Atrato in northwestern Colombia to northwestern Peru. Most species live in the river basins of the Amazon and Orinoco.
Features
Breitlingssalmler be 4 to 32 inches long. Your body may be flattened spindle-shaped or high backs and sides. In contrast to almost all other Characins the Curimatidae missing all mandibular teeth. The only second jaw toothless Salmlergruppe is the genus of the family of Anodus Keulensalmler ( Hemiodontidae ).
Ecology
Breitlingssalmler are very common in many rivers, forming a large proportion of the fish population. Therefore, they are important for the diet of predatory fish and other fish-eating animals and are also fished by humans. Breitlingssalmler feed on organic deposits, algae and detritus. Some species take in large schools walks into their spawning areas.
Genera and species
- Genus Curimata ( Bosc, 1817) Curimata acutirostris
- Curimata aspera
- Curimata cerasina
- Curimata cisandina
- Curimata cyprinoides
- Curimata incompta
- Curimata inornata
- Curimata knerii
- Curimata macrops
- Curimata mivartii
- Curimata ocellata
- Curimata Roseni
- Curimata vittata
- Curimatella alburna
- Curimatella dorsalis
- Curimatella immaculate
- Curimatella lepidura
- Curimatella meyeri
- Curimatopsis crypticus
- Curimatopsis evelynae
- Curimatopsis macrolepis
- Curimatopsis microlepis
- Curimatopsis myersi
- Cyphocharax abramoides Cyphocharax sp.
- Cyphocharax aninha
- Cyphocharax festivus
- Cyphocharax gangamon
- Cyphocharax gilbert
- Cyphocharax gillii
- Cyphocharax gouldingi
- Cyphocharax helleri
- Cyphocharax laticlavius
- Cyphocharax leucostictus
- Cyphocharax magdalenae
- Cyphocharax meniscaprorus
- Cyphocharax mestomyllon
- Cyphocharax microcephalus
- Cyphocharax modestus
- Cyphocharax multilineatus
- Cyphocharax nagelii
- Cyphocharax nigripinnis
- Cyphocharax notatus
- Cyphocharax oenas
- Cyphocharax pantostictos
- Cyphocharax platanus
- Cyphocharax plumbeus
- Cyphocharax punctatus
- Cyphocharax saladensis
- Cyphocharax santacatarinae
- Cyphocharax signatus
- Cyphocharax spilotus
- Cyphocharax spiluropsis
- Cyphocharax spilurus
- Cyphocharax stilbolepis
- Cyphocharax vanderi
- Cyphocharax vexillapinnus
- Cyphocharax voga
- Potamorhina altamazonica
- Potamorhina laticeps
- Potamorhina latior
- Potamorhina pristigaster
- Potamorhina squamoralevis
- Amazonica Psectrogaster
- Psectrogaster ciliata
- Psectrogaster curviventris
- Psectrogaster essequibensis
- Psectrogaster falcata
- Psectrogaster rhomboides
- Psectrogaster rutiloides
- Psectrogaster saguiru
- Pseudocurimata boehlkei
- Pseudocurimata boulengeri
- Pseudocurimata lineopunctata
- Pseudocurimata patiae
- Pseudocurimata peruana
- Pseudocurimata troschelii
- Stone roof Erina amazonica
- Stone roof Erina argentea
- Stone roof Erina atratoensis
- Stone roof Erina bimaculata
- Stone roof Erina binotata
- Stone roof Erina biornata
- Stone roof Erina brevipinna
- Stone roof Erina conspersa
- Stone roof Erina corumbae
- Stone roof Erina dobula
- Stone roof Erina elegans
- Stone roof Erina fasciata
- Stone roof Erina gracilis
- Stone roof Erina guentheri
- Stone roof Erina hypostoma
- Stone roof Erina insculpta
- Stone roof Erina leucisca
- Stone roof Erina notonota
- Stone roof Erina planiventris
- Stone roof Erina Pupula
- Stone roof Erina quasimodoi
- Stone roof Erina steindachneri
- Stone roof Erina Varii