Cheirodontops

Cheirodontops geayi is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco River basin.^[2] It is the only member of its genus. This species can be found in a freshwater environment within a benthopelagic range. They are native to tropical climates. The average length of an unsexed male is about 4 cm (1.5 in).^[3]

Cheirodontops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Cheirodontops L. P. Schultz, 1944
Species:	C. geayi[1]
Binomial name
Cheirodontops geayi[1] L. P. Schultz, 1944