''Caenotropus'' 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 southe ...
, 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 wor ...
,
Parnaíba
Parnaíba () is a city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Having a population of over 150,000 inhabitants according to IBGE's 2020 report, it is the second most populous city in the state, after the capital Teresina. It is one of the four coastal ...
, 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 Bolivi ...
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:
* ''
Caenotropus labyrinthicus''
( Kner, 1858)
* ''
Caenotropus maculosus''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
* ''
Caenotropus mestomorgmatos
''Caenotropus'' is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from South America, found in the Orinoco, Parnaíba River, Parnaíba, and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described species in this genus are:
* ''Caen ...
''
Vari, R. M. C. Castro & Raredon, 1995
* ''
Caenotropus schizodon''
Scharcansky & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007
References
*
Chilodontidae (fish)
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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