Nanocheirodon
| Nanocheirodon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Nanocheirodon L. R. Malabarba, 1998[2] |
| Species: | N. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanocheirodon insignis (Steindachner, 1880)[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Nanocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae.[2] The only species in this genus is Nanocheirodon insignis,[3] a characin, which is found in Colombia and Venezuela in the drainage basins of the Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo.[1]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nanocheirodon insignis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 Perez, A. (2023). "Nanocheirodon insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829719A61473528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829719A61473528.en. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nanocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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