Nematocharax venustus
| Nematocharax venustus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Nematocharax |
| Species: | N. venustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nematocharax venustus S. H. Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986
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| Synonyms | |
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Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos, 2013 [2] | |
Nematocharax venustus is a species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae,[2] which is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Jequitinhonha River basin. The males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while the females only grow to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[3][4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Nematocharax venustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022: e.T186564A1815017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186564A1815017.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b Menezes, N.A.; Zanata, A.M.; Camelier, P. (2015). "Nematocharax costai Bragança, Barbosa & Mattos a junior synonym of Nematocharax venustus Weitzman, Menezes & Britski (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)". Zootaxa. 3920 (3): 453–462. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.3.4. PMID 25781260.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nematocharax venustus". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ Stanley H. Weitzman; Naércio A. Menezes; Heraldo A. Britski (1986). "Nematocharax venustus, A new genus and species of fish from the Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 99: 335–346.