Cheirodon
Genus of fishes
Cheirodon | |
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Cheirodon interruptus. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
Genus: | Cheirodon Girard, 1855 |
Cheirodon is a genus of characins occurring in South America. Of the 10 currently described species; one, C. jaguaribensis, is placed here as a convenience, as its actual position in Characidae is unknown.
Species
- Cheirodon australe C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- Cheirodon galusdae C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- Cheirodon ibicuhiensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns, 1842) (Uruguay tetra)
- Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler, 1941 - species incertae sedis
- Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982
- Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964
- Cheirodon ortegai Vari & Géry, 1980
- Cheirodon parahybae C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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