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Othonocheirodus

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Species of fish

Othonocheirodus eigenmanni
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Othonocheirodus
G. S. Myers, 1927
Species: O. eigenmanni
Binomial name
Othonocheirodus eigenmanni
G. S. Myers, 1927

Othonocheirodus eigenmanni is a species of characin endemic to Peru, where it is found in the Amazon River basin. This species is the only member of its genus.

References

  1. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Othonocheirodus eigenmanni


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