Hysteronotus

Hysteronotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Hysteronotus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
Species:
H. megalostomus
Binomial name
Hysteronotus megalostomus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
Hysteronotus megalostomus

Hysteronotus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The only species in the genus is Hysteronotus megalostomus, a characin, which is endemic to Brazil in the drainage system of the São Francisco River.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hysteronotus megalostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186615A1815782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186615A1815782.pt. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Menezes, N.A.; Weitzman, S.H.; Teixeira, T.F. (2016). "Redescription of Hysteronotus megalostomus (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a poorly known characid from tributaries of the Rio São Fancisco, Brazil with comments on the conservation of the species". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (1): 495–509. Bibcode:2016JFBio..89..495M. doi:10.1111/jfb.13000. PMID 27237472.
  4. ↑ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2015 (15): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.