Aphyocharax

Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
 * Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
 * Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
 * Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
 * Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991
 * Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
 * Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
 * Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940
 * Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) (dawn tetra) * Note that A. paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 is a synonym of A. nattereri.


 * Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868
 * Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
 * Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003