Stichonodon
| Stichonodon | |
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| Illustration from 1876 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stichonodontinae |
| Genus: | Stichonodon C. H. Eigenmann, 1903 |
| Species: | S. insignis[1]
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| Binomial name | |
| Stichonodon insignis[1] (Steindachner, 1876)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Luetkenia insignis Steindachner, 1876 | |
Stichonodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Stichonodon insignis,[3] a fish which is endemic to the Amazon basin in Brazil. This species has a maximum total length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[4]
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stichonodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Stichonodon insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T49829525A141105753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49829525A141105753.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Stichonodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stichonodon insignis". FishBase. April 2025 version.