Cynopotamus
| Cynopotamus | |
|---|---|
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| Cynopotamus argenteus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hydrocyon argenteus Valenciennes, 1847[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Cynopotamus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America
Species
[edit]Cynopotamus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Cynopotamus amazonum (Günther, 1868)
- Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Cynopotamus atratoensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
- Cynopotamus bipunctatus Pellegrin, 1909
- Cynopotamus essequibensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Cynopotamus gouldingi Menezes, 1987
- Cynopotamus juruenae Menezes, 1987
- Cynopotamus kincaidi (Schultz, 1950)
- Cynopotamus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879)
- Cynopotamus tocantinensis Menezes, 1987
- Cynopotamus venezuelae (Schultz, 1944)
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cynopotamus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cynopotamus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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