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Protocheirodon
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| Protocheirodon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Protocheirodon Vari, B. F. Melo & C. de Oliveira, 2016 [3] |
| Species: | P. pi
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| Binomial name | |
| Protocheirodon pi (Vari, 1978)[2]
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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Leptagoniates pi Vari, 1978 | |
Protocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae.[2] The only species in the genus is Protocheirodon pi, a characin found in Amazonas-Solimões, Purus, Madeira and Ucayali rivers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150154. hdl:11449/161789.
- ^ 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.
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