title: Elachocharax
text: # Elachocharax
  
  Elachocharax is a genus of small fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Elachocharax geryi S. H. Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978
  * Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)
  * Elachocharax mitopterus S. H. Weitzman, 1986
  * Elachocharax pulcher G. S. Myers, 1927
  