Cheirodon

Cheirodon is a genus of characins occurring in South America. Of the 10 currently described species; one, C. jaguaribensis, is placed here as a convenience, as its actual position in Characidae is unknown.

Cheirodon
Cheirodon interruptus.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Cheirodon Girard, 1855

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
• Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982
• Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964
• Cheirodon ortegai Vari & Géry, 1980
• Cheirodon parahybae C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
• Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.