Moenkhausia pittieri

Moenkhausia pittieri

Taxonavigation

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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
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
Species: Moenkhausia pittieri

Name

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Moenkhausia pittieri Eigenmann, 1920

Holotype: CAS 62059 [ex IU 15136]. Paratypes: CAS 62060 [ex IU 15136] (27), 70732 [ex IU 15137] (1).

Type locality: Concejo, Río Tiquirito, Venezuela.

Synonyms

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  • Opisthanodus haerteli Ahl, 1935

References

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  • Eigenmann, C. H. 1920. The fishes of Lake Valencia, Caracas, and of the Rio Tuy at El Concejo, Venezuela. Indiana University Studies 7(44): 1–13.

Vernacular names

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English: Diamond tetra
magyar: Gyémántlazac
polski: błyszczyk brylantowy
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