Roestes
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| Roestes | |
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| Roestes molossus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Roestinae |
| Genus: | Roestes Günther, 1864[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cynopotamus molossus | |
Roestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The fishes in this genus are from tropical South America, where they are found in the Amazon Basin and various rivers in the Guianas.
