Lonchogenys

Lonchogenys ilisha
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Subfamily: Heterocharacinae
Genus: Lonchogenys
G. S. Myers, 1927
Species:
L. ilisha
Binomial name
Lonchogenys ilisha
G. S. Myers, 1927

Lonchogenys ilisha is a species of biting tetra found in the Rio Negro in Brazil and Colombia. It is the only member of its genus.