Cheirodon
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
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| 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 galusdai C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- (Jenyns, 1842) (Uruguay tetra)
- Fowler, 1941 - species incertae sedis
- Cheirodon kiliani , 1982
- Géry, 1964
- & Géry, 1980
- C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855
References[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Cheirodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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- Cheirodon
- Characidae
- Fish of South America
- Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
- Ray-finned fish genera
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