Kolpotocheirodon
| Kolpotocheirodon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Kolpotocheirodon L. R. Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000[1] |
| Type species | |
| Kolpotocheirodon theloura L. R. Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000[1]
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Kolpotocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the uppermost Paraná, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in the central Brazilian Plateau. They feed on small invertebrates. Kolpotocheirodon reach up to around 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length.[2] Both species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi L. R. Malabarba, F. C. T. Lima & Weitzman, 2004
- Kolpotocheirodon theloura L. R. Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kolpotocheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014 Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kolpotocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 April 2025.