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Genus of fishes

Chilodus
Chilodus punctatus, an aquarium fish, native to rivers in South America
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Chilodus
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844

Chilodus is a genus of extant chilodontid (characiform) headstanders from South America They live in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as in various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described, valid species in this genus are:

Two of these species, C. punctatus and C. gracilis, are common aquarium fishes.

References

  1. Müller, Johannes; Troschel, Franz (1844), "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden", Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 10 (1): 178–185
  2. Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1844). "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 10 (1): 81–99.
  3. ^ Babcock, L. E. (2024). "Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes)". ZooKeys (1188): 219–226. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.108571. PMC 10790574. PMID 38230382.
  4. ^ Isbrücker, I. J. H.; Nijssen, H. (1988). "Review of the South American characiform fish genus Chilodus, with description of a new species, C. gracilis (Pisces, Characiformes, Chilodontidae)". Beaufortia. 38 (3): 47–56.
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Chilodus


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