Cheirodontops
Cheirodontops | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Cheirodontops L. P. Schultz, 1944 |
Species: | C. geayi[1] |
Binomial name | |
Cheirodontops geayi[1] L. P. Schultz, 1944 |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cheirodontops geayi". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Cheirodontops geayi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Cheirodontops geayi". Fish Base. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
Notes
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Cheirodontops geayi" in FishBase. October 2011 version.