Cynodon (fish)

Short description: Genus of fishes

Cynodon

Cynodon gibbus
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Characiformes
Family:  | Cynodontidae
Genus:  | Cynodon
(Spix & Agassiz, 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Cynodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 OPEFE: Cyanodon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. ↑ van der Sleen, P., ed (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0691170749.

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