| Leptagoniates | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887 |
| Species: | L. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887 | |
Leptagoniates is a genus of fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Leptagoniates steindachneri, which is found in the Amazon River basin in South America.
Another species, L. pi, has traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.
References
- ^ Vari, R.P., Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Protocheirodon, a new genus of Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes) with the redescription of the poorly known Protocheirodon pi. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (2): e150154.
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| Leptagoniates | |
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