Deuterodon potaroensis Eigenmann, 1909
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 potaroensis Eigenmann, 1909
- Name authority
- Eigenmann, 1909
- 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 potaroensis Eigenmann, 1909
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 langei Travassos, 1957 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Astyanax potaroensis (Eigenmann, 1909) (Eigenmann, 1909) | ambiguous synonym |
| Deuterodon potaroënsis Eigenmann, 1909 Eigenmann, 1909 | 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.
- Eigenmann, C. H. (1909). Reports on the expedition to British Guiana of the Indiana University and the Carnegie Museum, 1908. Report no. 1. Some new genera and species of fishes from British Guiana. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, v. 6 (no. 1): 4–54. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.331035 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:355CV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.