Protocheirodon

Protocheirodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae.^[3] The only species in the genus is Protocheirodon pi, a characin found in Amazonas-Solimões, Purus, Madeira and Ucayali rivers.^[2]

Protocheirodon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Protocheirodon Vari, B. F. Melo & C. de Oliveira, 2016 [2]
Species:	P. pi
Binomial name
Protocheirodon pi (Vari, 1978)[3]
Synonyms[4]
Leptagoniates pi Vari, 1978