Pseudocheirodon
| Pseudocheirodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Pseudocheirodon Meek & Hildebrand, 1916[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocheirodon affinis (a synonym of Pseudocheirodon arnoldi) | |
Pseudocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in southern Central America. There are currently two described species in this genus.
Species
Pseudocheirodon contains the following vaild species:[2]
- Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909)
- Pseudocheirodon terrabae W. A. Bussing, 1967
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudocheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.