Deuterodon langei Travassos, 1957
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Deuterodon langei Travassos, 1957
- Name authority
- Travassos, 1957
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Deuterodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyStygichthyinae Géry, 1972
- genusDeuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
- speciesDeuterodon langei Travassos, 1957
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Deuterodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Deuterodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1908 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon singularis Lucena & Lucena, 1992 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon supparis Lucena & Lucena, 1992 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon oyakawai (Santos & Castro, 2014) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon burgerai (Zanata & Camelier, 2009) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon aphos (Zanata & Akama, 2004) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon hastatus (Myers, 1928) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon ribeirae (Eigenmann, 1911) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon intermedius (Eigenmann, 1908) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon luetkenii (Boulenger, 1887) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon iguape Eigenmann, 1907 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deuterodon longirostris (Steindachner, 1907) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Deuterodon amniculus Lucena & Lucena, 1992 Lucena & Lucena, 1992 | synonym |
| Deuterodon garujo Lucena & Lucena, 1992 Lucena & Lucena, 1992 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Travassos, H. (1957). Sôbre o gênero Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907 (Characoidei - Tetragonopteridae). Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciéncias, 29 (1): 73–101. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:355CN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.