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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Chilodontidae Headstanders

Genus: Caenotropus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
Caenotropus labyrinthicus (Kner, 1858)

Photo by IBAMA
 
Caenotropus labyrinthicus
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South America
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Caenotropus maculosus
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South America
Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Caenotropus mestomorgmatos
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Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.

South America
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Caenotropus schizodon Scharcansky & Lucena, 2007

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.
 
Caenotropus schizodon
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4 Species of Family Chilodontidae with Genus Caenotropus
(Headstanders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1858 Caenotropus labyrinthicus South America 18.6 TL
1912 Caenotropus maculosus South America 10.8 SL
1995 Caenotropus mestomorgmatos South America 16.3 SL
2007 Caenotropus schizodon South America 9.1 SL



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