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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
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]

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