Scissor (fish)
Scissor macrocephalus is a species of characin endemic to Suriname. It is the only member of its genus.[2]
| Scissor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Scissor Günther, 1864 |
| Species: | S. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scissor macrocephalus | |
Taxonomy and etymology
The generic name is based on the Latin for "one who cleaves", and the specific epithet is Greek for "large head". The species was described from a single specimen, and the description is doubtful. The binomial is incertae sedis[3] within Characidae and the species may actually properly belong to Oligosarcus.[4]
References
- Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the Physostomi fish containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5. British Museum, London.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Scissor in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Scissor macrocephalus" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 December 2023). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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