Chilodus
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| Chilodus | |
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| Chilodus punctatus, an aquarium fish, native to rivers in South America | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Chilodidae |
| Genus: | Chilodus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844[2] | |
Chilodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Chilodidae, the headstanders. The fishes in this genus are from South America They live in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as in various rivers in the Guianas.
