''Parodon'' is a

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of scrapetooths from

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, which can be found as far south as

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Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Parodon alfonsoi ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Tap ...

'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011Londoño-Burbano, A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D.C. (2011): ''Taxonomic review of Colombian'' Parodon ''(Characiformes: Parodontidae), with descriptions of three new species.'' Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (4): 709-730. * ''

Parodon apolinari ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Tap ...

'' G. S. Myers, 1930 * '' Parodon atratoensis'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011 * ''

Parodon bifasciatus ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taph ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 * '' Parodon buckleyi''

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, 1887 * '' Parodon caliensis''

, 1895 * '' Parodon carrikeri'' Fowler, 1940 * '' Parodon guyanensis''

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, 1959 * '' Parodon hilarii'' J. T. Reinhardt, 1867 * '' Parodon magdalenensis'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011 * ''

Parodon moreirai ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taph ...

'' Ingenito & Buckup, 2005 * ''

Parodon nasus ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Tap ...

'' Kner, 1859 * ''

Parodon pongoensis ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Ta ...

'' ( W. R. Allen, 1942) (Pongo characin) * ''

Parodon suborbitalis ''Parodon'' is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parodon alfonsoi'' Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Tap ...

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, 1850

References

Fish of South America Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Characiformes-stub