Moenkhausia sthenosthoma

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 sthenosthoma

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Moenkhausia sthenosthoma Petrolli & Benine, 2015

  • Holotype: MCP 48789.
  • Paratypes: ANSP 200003 (10); INPA 48440 (2), 48441 (1), 48442 (3); LBP 19956 (1 c&s), 19957 (1), 19958 (2, 1 c&s), 19959 (3), 19960 (3); MCP 39421 (20), 39417 (30); MNRJ 43441 (10); MZUSP 117143 (1), 117144 (1), 117145 (2), 117142 (1), 117141 (3); UFRO 300 (1), 317 (1), 3785 (2).

Type locality: Rondônia, Madeira, Rio Jaci-Paraná between Porto Velho and Jaci-Paraná; 9°15’23”S, 64°23’13”W.

Etymology: The species name sthenosthoma is from the Greek sthenos meaning strong, and sthoma meaning mouth, in reference to the strong musculature associated to the dentary, and robust teeth of the premaxilla and dentary, a characteristic feature of the Moenkhausia jamesi species complex.

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