Acinocheirodon
Genus of fishes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acinocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cheirodontinae, the only species in the genus is Acinocheirodon melanogramma, a characin.[3] This species is found in tributaries of the São Francisco and Jequitinhonha Rivers in Brazil. A. melanogramma is found in clearwater streams with a moderate current and in backwaters.[1] This species has a maximum standard length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in). The populations in the São Francisco River and in the Jequitinhonha River are morphologically distinct.[4]
| Acinocheirodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Acinocheirodon L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 1999[2] |
| Species: | A. melanogramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Acinocheirodon melanogramma L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 1999[3] | |
