Cynodon (fish)

Cynodon is a genus of dogtooth characins from tropical South America, including the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and rivers in the Guianas.^[1][2][3] These predatory fish reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.^[1][2] They are mainly piscivorous, but will also take insects.^[3][4]

Cynodon
Cynodon gibbus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Cynodontidae
Genus:	Cynodon (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:^[1][2]

• Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz, 1829)
• Cynodon meionactis Géry, Le Bail & Keith, 1999
• Cynodon septenarius Toledo-Piza, 2000