Monotocheirodon kontos

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 kontos

Name

Monotocheirodon kontos Menezes et al., 2013

• Holotype: MUSM 41542.
• Paratypes: MUSM 6756 (4), 11644 (2), 11250 (4); USNM 405297 (2).

Type locality: Río Inambari, Sandia, Muspaypampa, 14°14’41”S, 69°25’51”W [1].

Etymology: The specific name kontos is from the Greek meaning a long pole. 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