Cynopotamus
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| Cynopotamus | |
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| Cynopotamus argenteus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hydrocyon argenteus Valenciennes, 1847[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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
