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'''''Tometes''''' is a genus of [[serrasalmid]]s found in northern [[South America]]. There are currently three described species in this genus.
'''''Tometes''''' is a genus of [[serrasalmid]]s found in northern [[South America]]. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the [[Guiana Shield]], while ''P. makue'' is from the [[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Rio Negro]] and [[Orinoco]] basins.


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Tometes
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Tometes

Type species
Tometes trilobatus
Valenciennes, 1850

Tometes is a genus of serrasalmids found in northern South America. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the Guiana Shield, while P. makue is from the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Tometes in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Andrade, M.C., Giarrizzo, T. & Jégu, M. (2013): Tometes camunani (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), a new species of phytophagous fish from the Guiana Shield, rio Trombetas basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 297-306.