Henochilus

Henochilus wheatlandii is a species of characin endemic to Brazil where native to the Mucuri and Doce River basins.[2] It is a Critically Endangered species, and now restricted to the Santo Antônio River, a tributary of the Doce River.[3] It is the only species in the genus Henochilus.

Henochilus wheatlandii[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Bryconinae
Genus: Henochilus
Garman, 1890
Species:
H. wheatlandii
Binomial name
Henochilus wheatlandii
Garman, 1890

It is a critically endangered species, and had been considered extinct for more than a century, until rediscovered in 1996.[4] This species is known to feed on plants.[5] It can reach up to 41.3 cm (16.3 in) in standard length.[2]

The fish is named in honor of Henry Wheatland (1812-1893), who was President of the Essex Institute in Salem, Mass., USA, which published the description of the fish.[6]


References
  1. "Henochilus wheatlandii". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Henochilus wheatlandii" in FishBase. February 2017 version.
  3. Vieira, Fábio; Bernardo Mascarenhas Alves, Carlos (2001). "Threatened fishes of the world: Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890 (Characidae)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 62 (4): 414. doi:10.1023/A:1012233128362. S2CID 45861603.
  4. Silva, Priscilla C.; Santos, Udson; Travenzoli, Natália M.; Zanuncio, Jose C.; Cioffi, Marcelo de B.; Dergam, Jorge A. (2012). "The Unique Karyotype of Henochilus wheatlandii, a Critically Endangered Fish Living in a Fast-Developing Region in Minas Gerais State, Brazil". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e42278. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...742278S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042278. PMC 3407097. PMID 22848754.
  5. "Henochilus wheatlandii". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families IGUANODECTIDAE, TRIPORTHEIDAE, BRYCONIDAE, CHALCEIDAE and GASTEROPELECIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.


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