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Hysteronotus

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Hysteronotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Hysteronotus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
Species:
H. megalostomus
Binomial name
Hysteronotus megalostomus

Hysteronotus megalostomus is a species of characin endemic to Brazil where it is found in the upper São Francisco River basin. This species is the only member of the genus Hysteronotus.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Menezes, N.A.; Weitzman, S.H.; Teixeira, T.F. (2016). "Redescription of Hysteronotus megalostomus (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a poorly known characid from tributaries of the Rio São Fancisco, Brazil with comments on the conservation of the species". Journal of Fish Biology. 89 (1): 495–509. Bibcode:2016JFBio..89..495M. doi:10.1111/jfb.13000. PMID 27237472.
  2. ^ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2015 (15): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.