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Monotocheirodon

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Monotocheirodon
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monotocheirodon". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ 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.