Hysteronotus
| Hysteronotus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Stevardiinae |
| Genus: | Hysteronotus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 |
| Species: | H. megalostomus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hysteronotus megalostomus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
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Hysteronotus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[2] The only species in the genus is Hysteronotus megalostomus, a characin, which is endemic to Brazil in the drainage system of the São Francisco River.[3][4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hysteronotus megalostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186615A1815782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186615A1815782.pt. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Menezes, N.A.; Weitzman, S.H.; Teixeira, T.F. (2016). "Redescription of Hysteronotus megalostomus (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a poorly known characid from tributaries of the Rio São Fancisco, Brazil with comments on the conservation of the species". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (1): 495–509. Bibcode:2016JFBio..89..495M. doi:10.1111/jfb.13000. PMID 27237472.
- ^ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2015 (15): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.