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Cynodon (fish)

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Genus of fishes

Cynodon
Cynodon gibbus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae
Subfamily: Cynodontinae
Genus: Cynodon
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Cynodon is a genus of dogtooth characins from tropical South America, including the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and rivers in the Guianas. These predatory fish reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length. They are mainly piscivorous, but will also take insects.

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cynodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  2. ^ Toledo-Piza, M. (2000). The Neotropical fish subfamily Cynodontinae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): a phylogenetic study and a revision of Cynodon and Rhaphiodon. Am. Mus. Novit. 3286:1-88.
  3. ^ OPEFE: Cyanodon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0691170749.
Taxon identifiers
Cynodon


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