Moenkhausia lepidura
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Moenkhausia |
| Species: | M. lepidura
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| Binomial name | |
| Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gymnotichthys hildae Fernández-Yépez, 1950 | |
Moenkhausia lepidura is a species of characin found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. This species can reach the average length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
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