''Cynopotamus'' is a genus of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...
fishes from
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
, with 12 currently described species:
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Cynopotamus amazonum
''Cynopotamus'' is a genus of characin fishes from South America, with 12 currently described species:
* '' Cynopotamus amazonum'' ( Günther, 1868)
* '' Cynopotamus argenteus'' (Valenciennes, 1836)
* '' Cynopotamus atratoensis'' ( C. H. Eigenman ...
''
( Günther, 1868)
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Cynopotamus argenteus''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1836)
* ''
Cynopotamus atratoensis''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
* ''
Cynopotamus bipunctatus''
Pellegrin, 1909
* ''
Cynopotamus essequibensis''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Cynopotamus gouldingi
''Cynopotamus'' is a genus of characin fishes from South America, with 12 currently described species:
* ''Cynopotamus amazonum'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1868)
* ''Cynopotamus argenteus'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1836)
* ''Cynopot ...
''
Menezes, 1987
* ''
Cynopotamus juruenae
''Cynopotamus'' is a genus of characin fishes from South America, with 12 currently described species:
* '' Cynopotamus amazonum'' ( Günther, 1868)
* '' Cynopotamus argenteus'' (Valenciennes, 1836)
* '' Cynopotamus atratoensis'' ( C. H. Eigenman ...
''
Menezes, 1987
* ''
Cynopotamus kincaidi''
( L. P. Schultz, 1950)
* ''
Cynopotamus magdalenae''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1879)
* ''
Cynopotamus tocantinensis''
Menezes, 1987
* ''
Cynopotamus venezuelae''
(L. P. Schultz, 1944)
* ''
Cynopotamus xinguano
''Cynopotamus'' is a genus of characin fishes from South America, with 12 currently described species:
* '' Cynopotamus amazonum'' ( Günther, 1868)
* '' Cynopotamus argenteus'' (Valenciennes, 1836)
* '' Cynopotamus atratoensis'' ( C. H. Eigenman ...
''
Menezes, 2007
References
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Characini
Fish of South America
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