Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman & Vari, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman & Vari, 1987
- Name authority
- Weitzman & Vari, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Priocharax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyTyttobryconinae Mattox & Melo, 2024
- genusPriocharax Weitzman & Vari, 1987
- speciesPriocharax pygmaeus Weitzman & Vari, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Priocharax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Priocharax varii Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Britz & Oliveira, 2020 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Priocharax britzi Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza & Oliveira, 2021 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Priocharax phasma Mattox, Lima, Britz, Souza & Oliveira, 2024 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Priocharax ajuru Mattox, Pinion & Britz, 2026 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Priocharax ariel Weitzman & Vari, 1987 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox & Britz, 2014 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Weitzman, S. H., & Vari, R. P. (1987). Two new species and a new genus of miniature characid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) from northern South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 100 (3): 640–652. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MDZX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.