Moenkhausia britskii

Moenkhausia britskii

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
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia britskii

Name

Moenkhausia britskii Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016

ZooBank: ED47F6E9-E4E8-4753-B342-CB879F2A30BC

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas State, Santo Antônio do Içá Municipality, Rio Içá.

Holotype: MZUSP 120691, 52.9 mm SL, Brazil, Amazonas State, Santo Antônio do Içá Municipality, Rio Içá, approximately 60 km above its mouth, 3°0’7.68” S, 69°2’49.52”W, collected by H. A. Britski, N. A. Menezes, J. C. Garavello, T. R. Roberts, S. Gerken, 18 Oct 1968.

Paratype: MZUSP 17537, 16 (1 c&s), 41.3–58.3 mm SL, same data as the holotype.

References

Primary references

• Azevedo-Santos, V.M. & Benine, R.C. 2016. A new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Içá River, Amazon Basin, northern Brazil. Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(2): 203–209. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.10049 Reference page. 

Links

• Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2020). FishBase. Moenkhausia britskii Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1384991 on 2020-09-16
• Moenkhausia britskii in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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