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Cnesterodon

Cnesterodon is a genus of poeciliids native to South America.

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Cnesterodon
Ten spotted live-bearer, female (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Cnesterodontini
Genus: Cnesterodon
Garman, 1895
Type species
Poecilia decemmaculata
Jenyns, 1842
Synonyms
  • Gulapinnus Langer, 1913

Cnesterodon is a genus of poeciliids native to South America.1

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cnesterodon". FishBase. August 2012 version.