''Chilodus'' is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

, found in the

Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wo ...

and

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Boli ...

s, as well as various rivers in

the Guianas The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Guayanas'' (''Las Guayanas''), is a region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories: * French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France ...

. The currently described species in this genus are: * ''

Chilodus fritillus ''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: * '' Chilodus fritillus'' Vari & H ...

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& H. Ortega, 1997 * ''

Chilodus gracilis ''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: * ''Chilodus fritillus'' Vari & H. ...

'' Isbrücker &

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Chilodus punctatus ''Chilodus punctatus'', known as the spotted headstander or pearl headstander, is a headstander, a type of fish, in the genus '' Chilodus''. The spotted headstander has a body that extends grayish and green colors over his body and sets off the ...

'' J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 (spotted headstander ) * ''

Chilodus zunevei ''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: * '' Chilodus fritillus'' Vari & H ...

'' Puyo, 1946

References

* Chilodontidae (fish) Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub