Piabucus
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Piabucus is a genus of characins found in South America
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
- Piabucus caudomaculatus Vari, 1977
- Piabucus dentatus (KölreuterJoseph Gottlieb KölreuterJoseph Gottlieb Kölreuter , also spelled Koelreuter or Kohlreuter, was a German botanist.Kölreuter was born the son of a pharmacist in Karlsruhe, Germany, and grew up in Sulz. He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen under physician and botanist Johann Georg Gmelin, receiving his PhD in...
, 1763) - Piabucus melanostoma HolmbergEduardo Ladislao HolmbergEduardo Ladislao Holmberg was an Argentine natural historian and novelist, one of the leading figures in Argentine biology. Together with Florentino Ameghino he undertook the inventory of Argentine flora and fauna, and explored all the ecoregions in the country...
, 1891