Nematocharax venustus
| Nematocharax venustus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Nematocharax S. H. Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986 |
| Species: | N. venustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nematocharax venustus S. H. Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos, 2013 [1] | |
Nematocharax venustus is a species of characin endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Jequitinhonha River basin. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] The males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while the females only grow to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[2]
References
- 1 2 Menezes, N.A., Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2015): Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos a junior synonym of Nematocharax venustus Weitzman, Menezes & Britski (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa, 3920 (3): 453–462.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Nematocharax venustus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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