Monotocheirodon

Monotocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Diapominae
Genus:	Monotocheirodon ; C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson
Type species
	Monotocheirodon pearsoni; C. H. Eigenmann, 1924

Last updated September 12, 2025

Monotocheirodon is a genus of characins native to tropical South America. The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[1]^[2]

Monotocheirodon drilos Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & Quagio-Grassioto, 2013^[2]
Monotocheirodon kontos Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & Quagio-Grassioto, 2013^[2]
Monotocheirodon pearsoni C. H. Eigenmann, 1924

References

↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monotocheirodon". FishBase . April 2013 version.
1 2 3 Menezes, N.A., Weitzman, S.H. & Quagio-Grassiotto, I. (2013): Two new species and a review of the inseminating freshwater fish genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Peru and Bolivia. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 53 (10): 129-144.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monotocheirodon". FishBase . April 2013 version.

[Menezes2013-2] 1 2 3 Menezes, N.A., Weitzman, S.H. & Quagio-Grassiotto, I. (2013): Two new species and a review of the inseminating freshwater fish genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Peru and Bolivia. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 53 (10): 129-144.

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