Monotocheirodon drilos

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: Stevardiinae
Genus: Monotocheirodon
Species: Monotocheirodon drilos

Name

Monotocheirodon drilos Menezes et al., 2013

• Holotype: MUSM 41541.
• Paratypes: ANSP 143790 (1), 143792 (6); MUSM 11082 (2); USNM 405296 (2).

Type locality: Sandia, Zona Reservada Tambopata-Candamo, stream Ebebahuaeji (empties into Río Candamo), 13°14’56.4”S, 70°00’34.5”W [1].

Etymology: The specific name drilos is from the Greek meaning penis. The word is used here in reference to the prominent male inseminating organ.

References

• Menezes, N. A., Weitzman, S. H. & Quagio-Grassiotto, I.; 2013: Two new species and a review of the inseminating freshwater fish genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Peru and Bolivia. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), 53 (10): 129–144. PDF