Psectrogaster

Psectrogaster
Psectrogaster amazonica (scale bar = 1 cm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Curimatidae
Genus:	Psectrogaster C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1]
Type species
Psectrogaster rhomboides C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1]
Synonyms[1]
Hamatichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1948 Pseudopsectrogaster Fernández-Yépez, 1948 Semelcarinata Fernández-Yépez, 1948

Psectrogaster is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

Species

Psectrogaster contains the following vaid species:^[2]

• Psectrogaster amazonica C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
• Psectrogaster ciliata (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)
• Psectrogaster curviventris C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
• Psectrogaster essequibensis (Günther, 1864)
• Psectrogaster falcata (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
• Psectrogaster rhomboides C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
• Psectrogaster rutiloides (Kner, 1858)
• Psectrogaster saguiru (Fowler, 1941)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psectrogaster". FishBase. October 2011 version.

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Curimatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Psectrogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.