Protocheirodon

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Protocheirodon pi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Protocheirodon
, & , 2016 [1]
Species:
P. pi
Binomial name
Protocheirodon pi
(, 1978)
Synonyms

Leptagoniates pi Vari, 1978

Protocheirodon pi, is a South American species of fish in the family Characidae found in Amazonas-Solimões, Purus, Madeira and Ucayali rivers. This species is the only member of its genus.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Vari, R.P., Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Protocheirodon, a new genus of Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) with the redescription of the poorly known Protocheirodon pi. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (2): e150154.


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