Nanocheirodon

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Nanocheirodon
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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
(Steindachner, 1880) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Chirodon insignisSteindachner, 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

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nanocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.


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