Leptagoniates steindachneri

Leptagoniates steindachneri
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Leptagoniates
Boulenger, 1887
Species: L. steindachneri
Binomial name
Leptagoniates steindachneri
Boulenger, 1887

Leptagoniates steindachneri is a species of fish in the family Characidae found in the Amazon River basin in South America. This species is the only member of its genus.[1] Another species, L. pi, has traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.[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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