Paragoniates

Paragoniates alburnus is a species of characin found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Bolivia,^[3] Peru, and Venezuela. It is also found as an aquarium fish. It is the only member of its genus.^[4]

Paragoniates alburnus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Aphyocharacinae
Genus:	Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876
Species:	P. alburnus
Binomial name
Paragoniates alburnus Steindachner, 1876[2]