''Cheirodon'' is a genus of
characins occurring in
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 sout ...
. Of the 10 currently described species; one, ''C. jaguaribensis'', is placed here as a convenience, as its actual position in
Characidae
Characidae, the characids or characins is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish, belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins" is the historical one, but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their ...
is unknown.
Species
* ''
Cheirodon australe''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
* ''
Cheirodon galusdae''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
* ''
Cheirodon ibicuhiensis''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
* ''
Cheirodon interruptus''
( Jenyns, 1842) (Uruguay tetra)
* ''
Cheirodon jaguaribensis''
Fowler, 1941 - species ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
* ''
Cheirodon kiliani''
Campos, 1982
* ''
Cheirodon luelingi''
Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1964
* ''
Cheirodon ortegai''
Vari
Vari ( el, Βάρη) is a southern suburb of Athens and former municipality in East Attica, Greece along the Athens coast. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal u ...
& Géry, 1980
* ''
Cheirodon parahybae''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
* ''
Cheirodon pisciculus''
Girard, 1855
References
*
Characidae
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Ray-finned fish genera
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