Cynopotamus
Cynopotamus argenteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Cynopotamus
Valenciennes, 1850

Cynopotamus is a genus of characin fishes from South America, with 12 currently described species:

  • Cynopotamus amazonum (Günther, 1868)
  • Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Cynopotamus atratoensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
  • Cynopotamus bipunctatus Pellegrin, 1909
  • Cynopotamus essequibensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Cynopotamus gouldingi Menezes, 1987
  • Cynopotamus juruenae Menezes, 1987
  • Cynopotamus kincaidi (L. P. Schultz, 1950)
  • Cynopotamus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879)
  • Cynopotamus tocantinensis Menezes, 1987
  • Cynopotamus venezuelae (L. P. Schultz, 1944)
  • Cynopotamus xinguano Menezes, 2007

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