Ctenocheirodon
Ctenocheirodon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Ctenocheirodon & , 2012 |
Species: | C. pristis
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Binomial name | |
Ctenocheirodon pristis & , 2012
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Ctenocheirodon pristis is a species of characin native to South America that can grow up to 3.4 cm long (only 3.3 for males).[1] It is the only known member of its genus.[2] Its specific name comes from the Greek word pristis, which means saw.[1] This refers to the projected fins on the underside of the fish.[1]
Habitat[]
C. pristis is a freshwater fish and it lives in the drainage basin of the Rio Tocantins in South America.[1] It lives in areas of slow-moving water over river bottoms with little vegetation.[1] As a result of the location, C. pristis lives exclusively in tropical areas.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Characidae
- Characiformes genera
- Monotypic ray-finned fish genera
- Fish described in 2012
- Characiformes stubs