Nanocheirodon

Nanocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Nanocheirodon
L. R. Malabarba, 1998[2]
Species:
N. insignis
Binomial name
Nanocheirodon insignis
Synonyms[3]
  • Chirodon insignis Steindachner, 1880

Nanocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae.[2] The only species in this genus is Nanocheirodon insignis,[3] a characin, which is found in Colombia and Venezuela in the drainage basins of the Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo.[1]

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nanocheirodon insignis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ a b Perez, A. (2023). "Nanocheirodon insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829719A61473528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829719A61473528.en. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nanocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.