Erythrinus Explained

Erythrinus is a genus of relatively small trahiras, freshwater fish from tropical South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus, but a possibly undescribed species is known from the lower Paraná basin and Iguazu basin.^[1]

• Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
• Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877

Notes and References

1. Casciotta, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis, Říčan, Piálek, Dragová, Croci, Montes Iwaszkiw, and Puentes (2016). Visibilizando lo invisible. Un relevamiento de la diversidad de peces del Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, 6(2): 5—77.