Caenotropus
Genus of fishes
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Caenotropus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Chilodidae, the headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in from South America, where they occur in the Orinoco, Parnaíba, and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas.
| Caenotropus | |
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| Caenotropus labyrinthicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Chilodidae |
| Genus: | Caenotropus Günther, 1864[1] |
| Type species | |
| Microdus labyrinthicus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
The currently described species in this genus are:[2]
- Caenotropus labyrinthicus (Kner, 1858)
- Caenotropus maculosus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Caenotropus mestomorgmatos Vari, R. M. C. Castro & Raredon, 1995
- Caenotropus schizodon Scharcansky & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007
