Atopomesus
| Atopomesus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | G. S. Myers, 1927 |
| Species: | A. pachyodus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atopomesus pachyodus G. S. Myers, 1927
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Atopomesus pachyodus is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to the Rio Negro drainage, Amazon basin. This species is the only member of the genus Atopomesus.[1]
Distribution
The home of the Atopomesus pachyodus is the Negro drainage in Brazil.
References
- ^ Esguícero, A.L.H. & Castro, R.M.C. (2016): Taxonomic revision of the genus Atopomesus Myers, 1927 (Characiformes: Characidae), with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (3): 241–249.