Moenkhausia lepidura
| Moenkhausia lepidura | |
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| Moenkhausia lepidura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Moenkhausia |
| Species: | M. lepidura
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| Binomial name | |
| Moenkhausia lepidura | |
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Moenkhausia lepidura is a species of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. This species can reach the average length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[3]
References
- ^ Lima, F. (2023). "Moenkhausia lepidura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T187112A1823299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187112A1823299.en. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Moenkhausia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Marinho, M.M.F.; Langeani, F. (2016). "Reconciling more than 150 years of taxonomic confusion: the true identity of Moenkhausia lepidura, with a key to the species of the M. lepidura group (Characiformes: Characidae)". Zootaxa. 4107 (3): 338–352. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4107.3.3. PMID 27394824.