Caenotropus
| Caenotropus | |
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| Caenotropus labyrinthicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Chilodidae |
| Genus: | Günther, 1864[1] |
| Type species | |
| Microdus labyrinthicus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
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
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Caenotropus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chilodidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Caenotropus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2025.