Kolpotocheirodon

Kolpotocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Kolpotocheirodon; & Weitzman, 2000

Kolpotocheirodon is a genus of characins endemic to the uppermost Paraná, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in the central Brazilian Plateau. They feed on small invertebrates. Kolpotocheirodon reach up to around 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length.^[1] Both species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.^[2]

Species[]

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

, & Weitzman, 2004
L. R. Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000

References[]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Kolpotocheirodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Kolpotocheirodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.

[2] ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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