Ctenocheirodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Ctenocheirodon

Species: C. pristis

Name

• Ctenocheirodon Malabarba & Jerep, 2012

Type species: Ctenocheirodon pristis Malabarba & Jerep, 2012

Etymology: The genus name cteno is from the Greek ktenos meaning comb, used here in reference to the ventral procurrent caudal-fin arrangement of males, and cheirodon, in reference to the characid genus Cheirodon.

References

• Malabarba, L. R. & Jerep, F. C., 2012: A New Genus and Species of Cheirodontine Fish from South America (Teleostei: Characidae). Copeia, 2012 (2): 243–250.