Scissor (fish)
| Scissor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Scissor Günther, 1864 |
| Species: | S. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scissor macrocephalus Günther, 1864[1] | |
Scissor is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the suborder Characoidei within the order Characiformes, the characins. The only species in the genus is Scissor macrocephalus the distribution of which may be uncertain; it may be Suriname. This taxon has not been assigned to a particular family within the Characoidei and is considered to be incertae sedis, i.e. its taxonomic affinities are, as yet, unclear.[2] This taxon is known only from the holotype.[3]
Etymology
The generic name is based on the Latin for "one who cleaves", a reference to its wide mouth, and the specific epithet is Greek for "large head".[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) - ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scissor". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Toledo-Piza, M.; et al. (2024). "Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 22 (1) e230086: 1–548. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (25 November 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 11 November 2025.