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Melanocharacidium
Melanocharacidium is a fish genus in the Crenuchidae family (South American darters). There are currently nine described species in this genus.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Melanocharacidium dispilomma
speciesMelanocharacidium dispilomma
Melanocharacidium melanopteron
speciesMelanocharacidium melanopteron
Melanocharacidium auroradiatum
speciesMelanocharacidium auroradiatum
Melanocharacidium depressum
speciesMelanocharacidium depressum
Melanocharacidium pectorale
speciesMelanocharacidium pectorale
Melanocharacidium compressum
speciesMelanocharacidium compressum
Melanocharacidium rex
speciesMelanocharacidium rex
Melanocharacidium nigrum
speciesMelanocharacidium nigrum
Melanocharacidium blennioides
speciesMelanocharacidium blennioides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89832.