Paragoniates

Paragoniates is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The only species in the genus is Paragoniates alburnus, a characin which is found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, Bolivia,^[3] Peru and Venezuela.^[4]

Paragoniates
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]