Leptagoniates
Leptagoniates is a genus of fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Leptagoniates steindachneri,[1] which is found in the Amazon River basin in South America.
| Leptagoniates | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887 |
| Species: | L. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887 | |
Another species, L. pi, has traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.[1]
References
- Vari, R.P., Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Protocheirodon, a new genus of Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) with the redescription of the poorly known Protocheirodon pi. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (2): e150154.
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