Rachoviscus is a small genus of characins from Brazil. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina.[1][2]

Rachoviscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Rachoviscus
G. S. Myers, 1926

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References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rachoviscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.