Monotocheirodon
Appearance
Monotocheirodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
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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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monotocheirodon". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b c 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.