Protocheirodon

Protocheirodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Protocheirodon
Vari, B. F. Melo & C. de Oliveira, 2016
Species:
P. pi
Binomial name
Protocheirodon pi
(Vari, 1978)
Synonyms

Leptagoniates pi Vari, 1978

Protocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The only species in the genus is Protocheirodon pi, a characin found in Amazonas-Solimões, Purus, Madeira and Ucayali rivers.

References

  1. ↑ Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M. (2023). "Protocheirodon pi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829930A53817618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829930A53817618.en. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. 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. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150154. hdl:11449/161789.
  3. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Protocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.