Biology:Monotocheirodon

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Monotocheirodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Monotocheirodon
C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson
Type species
Monotocheirodon pearsoni
C. H. Eigenmann, 1924

Monotocheirodon is a genus of characins native to tropical South America. The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

  • Monotocheirodon drilos Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & Quagio-Grassioto, 2013[2]
  • Monotocheirodon kontos Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & Quagio-Grassioto, 2013[2]
  • Monotocheirodon pearsoni C. H. Eigenmann, 1924

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Monotocheirodon in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Menezes, N.A., Weitzman, S.H. & Quagio-Grassiotto, I. (2013): Two new species and a review of the inseminating freshwater fish genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Peru and Bolivia. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 53 (10): 129-144.

Wikidata ☰ Q17067232 entry