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Cnesterodon hypselurus

Cnesterodon hypselurus, the Cilida toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid native to the Paranapanema River basin in Brazil.

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Cnesterodon hypselurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Cnesterodon
Species:
C. hypselurus
Binomial name
Cnesterodon hypselurus
Lucinda & Garavello, 2001

Cnesterodon hypselurus, the Cilida toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid native to the Paranapanema River basin in Brazil.1

Length

This species reaches a length of 3.1 cm (1.2 in) TL.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.). "Cnesterodon hypselurus". FishBase. February 2015 version.