Cnesterodon

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Poeciliinae
Tribus: Cnesterodontini
Genus: Cnesterodon
Species: C. brevirostratus – C. carnegiei – C. decemmaculatus – C. holopteros – C. hypselurus – C. iguape – C. omorgmatos – C. pirai – C. raddai – C. septentrionalis
Name

Cnesterodon Garman, 1895

Gender: masculine

Type species: Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842, by original designation.
Synonyms

Gulapinnus Langer, 1913

References

Garman, S. (1895) The cyprinodonts. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 19 (pt 1): 1–179, Pls. 1-12.

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

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[2]

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

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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cnesterodon in FishBase. August 2012 version.