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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oligosarcus is a genus of characins from freshwater habitats in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, and southern and central Brazil (South, Southeast and Central-West regions). They reach up to 31 cm (12 in) in length and are predators that mainly feed on smaller fish.[1]
Oligosarcus | |
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Oligosarcus jenynsii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Oligosarcus Günther, 1864 |
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[1]
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