Cynopotamus

Cynopotamus
Cynopotamus argenteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Cynopotamus
Valenciennes, 1850
Type species
Hydrocyon argenteus
Valenciennes, 1847
Synonyms

Cynopotamus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America

Species

Cynopotamus contains the following valid species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cynopotamus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 October 2025.