Deuterodon pedri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Tetragonopterinae
Genus: Deuterodon
Species: Deuterodon pedri

Name

Deuterodon pedri Eigenmann, 1908

• Lectotype: MCZ 21081 (78.4 mm SL specimen).
  • Lectotype designated by Lucena & Lucena, 2013
• Paralectotypes (3)?: MCZ 21081 (not 78.4 mm SL specimen, and not 58.7 mm SL specimen of 5 specimens in lot).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio San Antonio, Santa Anna de Ferros (currently Ferros, Minas Gerais, Doce River basin).

Etymology: in honor of Dom Pedro II (1825-1891), last ruler of the Empire of Brazil (and learned amateur scientist), who collected several specimens of this fish which were not included in type series because of their poor condition. (from: The ETYFish Project)

References

• Coutinho-Sanches, N. & Dergam, J. A. (2015). Cytogenetic and molecular data suggest Deuterodon pedri Eigenmann, 1907 (Teleostei: Characidae) is a member of an ancient coastal group. Zebrafish 12(5): 357–365. DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2014.1068 . Reference page. 
• Eigenmann, C.H. 1908. Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 52(6): 91–106. BHL Reference page. 
• Eigenmann, C. H.; 1927: The American Characidae. Cambridge. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 53 (4): 311–428.
• de Lucena, C.A.S. & de Lucena, Z.M.S. 2013. Designation of a lectotype for Deuterodon pedri Eigenmann, 1908 (Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa 3635(5): 598–598. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.5.11 ZooBank Reference page.