Moenkhausia lepidura
Appearance
Moenkhausia lepidura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Moenkhausia |
Species: | M. lepidura
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Binomial name | |
Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858)
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Moenkhausia lepidura is a species of characin found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. This species can reach the average length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lima, F. (2023). "Moenkhausia lepidura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T187112A1823299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187112A1823299.en. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Marinho, M.M.F.; Langeani, F. (2016). "Reconciling more than 150 years of taxonomic confusion: the true identity of Moenkhausia lepidura, with a key to the species of the M. lepidura group (Characiformes: Characidae)". Zootaxa. 4107 (3): 338–352. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4107.3.3. PMID 27394824.