Moenkhausia
| Moenkhausia | |
|---|---|
| Moenkhausia lepidura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stichonodontinae |
| Genus: | Moenkhausia C. H. Eigenmann, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus xinguensis Steindachner, 1882 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1950 | |
Moenkhausia is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to tropical and subtropical South America. These are medium-sized tetras where the largest species only reach around 12 cm (4.7 in).