Heterocheirodon

Heterocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Heterocheirodon
L. R. Malabarba, 1998[1]
Type species
Odontostilbe yatai
Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992[1]

Heterocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.[2]

Species

Heterocheirodon contains the following valid species:[2]

  • Heterocheirodon jacuiensis L. R. Malabarba & Bertaco, 1999
  • Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heterocheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ 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 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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