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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Genus: Thayeria

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Thayeria boehlkei Weitzman, 1957

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Thayeria boehlkei
[Blackline penguinfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959

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Thayeria ifati
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South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Thayeria obliqua Eigenmann, 1908

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Thayeria obliqua
[Penguinfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thayeria boehlkei Blackline penguinfish South America 3.2 SL 1957
Thayeria ifati South America 3.5 SL 1959
Thayeria obliqua Penguinfish South America 7.6 SL 1908



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