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Iguanodectes
Iguanodectes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America. They are all small tetras, none longer than 5 inches, and often have attractive silvery or striped scales, which makes them a target for the ornamental fish industry. Alongside the genus Piabucus, it has been treated as belonging to the subfamily Iguanodectinae, which in turn is in the family Iguanodectidae, although this is not universally recognised.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Iguanodectes variatus
speciesIguanodectes variatus
Iguanodectes spilurus
speciesIguanodectes spilurus
redline tetra
speciesIguanodectes adujai
Iguanodectes geisleri
speciesIguanodectes geisleri
Iguanodectes purusii
speciesIguanodectes purusii
Iguanodectes gracilis
speciesIguanodectes gracilis
Iguanodectes rachovii
speciesIguanodectes rachovii
Iguanodectes polylepis
speciesIguanodectes polylepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 89083.