Basilichthys

Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
 * Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)
 * Basilichthys australis C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
 * Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)
 * Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)