Aphyodite

Aphyodite is a genus of characin in the family Characidae. It contains three species. It was originally described as a monotypic genus containing only Aphyodite grammica, which is endemic to the Essequibo River basin in Guyana; however, two more species were described in 2017: Aphyodite apiaka from the Solimões river basin and Aphyodite tupebas from the Madeira river basin.

Species
There are currently three described species in Aphyodite:


 * Aphyodite apiaka Esguícero & Castro, 2017
 * Aphyodite grammica C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
 * Aphyodite tupebas Esguícero & Castro, 2017