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Scissor (fish)

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Scissor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Scissor
Günther, 1864
Species:
S. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Scissor macrocephalus

Scissor macrocephalus is a species of characin endemic to Suriname. It is the only member of its genus.[2]

Taxonomy and etymology

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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

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scissor". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scissor macrocephalus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  4. ^ 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.