Cnesterodon
| Cnesterodon | |
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| Ten spotted live-bearer -female- (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Cnesterodon Garman, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cnesterodon is a genus of poeciliids native to South America.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cnesterodon brevirostratus R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
- Cnesterodon carnegiei Haseman, 1911
- Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Ten spotted live-bearer)
- Cnesterodon holopteros Lucinda, Litz & Recuero, 2006
- Cnesterodon hypselurus Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
- Cnesterodon iguape Lucinda, 2005
- Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
- Cnesterodon pirai Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2009
- Cnesterodon raddai M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 2001
- Cnesterodon septentrionalis R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cnesterodon in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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