Protocheirodon

Protocheirodon pi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Characiformes
Family:Characidae
Genus:Protocheirodon
Vari, B. F. Melo & C. de Oliveira, 2016 [1]
Species: P. pi
Binomial name
Protocheirodon pi
(Vari, 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. 1 2 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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