''Heterocheirodon'' 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.: "Relationshi ...

s 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 ...

, with two described species: * ''

Heterocheirodon jacuiensis ''Heterocheirodon'' is a genus of characins from South America, with two described species: * ''Heterocheirodon jacuiensis'' Luiz Roberto Malabarba, L. R. Malabarba & Vinicius de Araújo Bertaco, Bertaco, 1999 * ''Heterocheirodon yatai'' (Jorge R ...

'' L. R. Malabarba & Bertaco, 1999 * ''

Heterocheirodon yatai ''Heterocheirodon'' is a genus of characins from South America, with two described species: * ''Heterocheirodon jacuiensis ''Heterocheirodon'' is a genus of characins from South America, with two described species: * ''Heterocheirodon jacuiens ...

'' ( Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)

References

* Cheirodontini Fish of South America {{Characidae-stub