''Cnesterodon'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
poeciliid
Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the fam ...
s native to
South America
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.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Cnesterodon brevirostratus''
R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
* ''
Cnesterodon carnegiei''
Haseman, 1911
* ''
Cnesterodon decemmaculatus
''Cnesterodon decemmaculatus'', the ten spotted live-bearer, is a species of poeciliid native to Argentina and Uruguay.
Scientific description
The original description by Jenyns (1843) was in "Fish" in Darwin, Charles (ed.), ''The Zoology of th ...
''
( Jenyns, 1842) (Ten spotted live-bearer)
* ''
Cnesterodon holopteros''
Lucinda, Litz
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* ''
Cnesterodon hypselurus''
Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
* ''
Cnesterodon iguape''
Lucinda, 2005
* ''
Cnesterodon omorgmatos''
Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
* ''
Cnesterodon pirai''
Aguilera, Mirande
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Geography
Population
Sites of interest
* To ...
& Azpelicueta, 2009
* ''
Cnesterodon raddai''
M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 2001
* ''
Cnesterodon septentrionalis''
R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
References
Poeciliidae
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Samuel Garman
Ray-finned fish genera
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