Chilodus
| Chilodus | |
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| Chilodus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | Chilodontidae
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| Genus: | Chilodus |
Chilodus is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from South America, found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described species in this genus are:
- & , 1997
- Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988
- Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 (spotted headstander )
- , 1946
References[]
- ^ Müller, Johannes; Troschel, Franz (1844), "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden", Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 10 (1): 178–185
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Chilodus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Chilodontidae (fish)
- Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
- Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel
- Fish of South America
- Characiformes stubs