Roeboides is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America. These fish are small, are typically translucent, and have a rhomboid shape.

Species

Roeboides contains the following valid species:

• Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)

• Roeboides araguaito C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003

• Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)

• Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (Crystal tetra)

• Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013

• Roeboides carti C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000

• Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)

• Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932 (Parana scale-eating characin)

• Roeboides dientonito L. P. Schultz, 1944

• Roeboides dispar C. A. S. de Lucena, 2001

• Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Guatemalan headstander)

• Roeboides ilseae W. A. Bussing, 1986

• Roeboides loftini C. A. S. de Lucena, 2011

• Roeboides margareteae C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003

• Roeboides microlepis (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851)

• Roeboides myersii T. N. Gill, 1870

• Roeboides numerosus C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000

• Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

• Roeboides oligistos C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000

• Roeboides sazimai C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007

• Roeboides xenodon (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851)

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