Kolpotocheirodon

Kolpotocheirodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Kolpotocheirodon
L. R. Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000

Kolpotocheirodon is a genus of characins endemic to the uppermost Paraná, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in the central Brazilian Plateau. They feed on small invertebrates. Kolpotocheirodon reach up to around 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length.[1] Both species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kolpotocheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  2. ^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014 Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.


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