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: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Cynodontidae
Genus: Cynodon
Species: C. gibbus - C. meionactis - C. septenarius
Name
Cynodon Spix, 1829
Cynodon is a genus of dogtooth characins from tropical South America, including the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and rivers in the Guianas.[1][2][3] These predatory fish reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.[1][2] They are mainly piscivorous, but will also take insects.[3][4]
Species
There are currently three described species in this genus:[1][2]
Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz, 1829)
Cynodon meionactis Géry, Le Bail & Keith, 1999
Cynodon septenarius Toledo-Piza, 2000
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cynodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
Toledo-Piza, M. (2000). The Neotropical fish subfamily Cynodontinae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): a phylogenetic study and a revision of Cynodon and Rhaphiodon. Am. Mus. Novit. 3286:1-88.
OPEFE: Cyanodon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0691170749.
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