Biology:Leptagoniates

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Leptagoniates is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging the family Characidae. It contains the single species Leptagoniates steindachneri,[1] which is found in the Amazon River basin in Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Another species, L. pi, has traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vari, R.P.; Melo, B.F.; Oliveira, C. (2016). "Protocheirodon, a new genus of Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) with the redescription of the poorly known Protocheirodon pi". Neotropical Ichthyology 14 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150154. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Leptagoniates". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Leptagoniates. 

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