Cheirodon
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Cheirodon is a genus of characins occurring in South America
. There are currently 10 described species, one of which, C. jaguaribensis, is placed here as a convenience as its actual position in Characidae is unknown.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There are currently 10 described species, one of which, C. jaguaribensis, is placed here as a convenience as its actual position in Characidae is unknown.
Species
- Cheirodon australeCheirodon australeCheirodon australe is a species of fish in the Characidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1928 - Cheirodon galusdai C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1928 - Cheirodon ibicuhiensis C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1915 - Cheirodon interruptus (JenynsLeonard BlomefieldLeonard Jenyns, later known as Leonard Blomefield was a clergyman-naturalist.He was the youngest son of George Leonard Jenyns and his wife Mary the daughter of Dr. William Heberden . The Jenyns lived on Bottisham Hall property which his father had inherited on the death of his cousin Soame Jenyns...
, 1842) (Uruguay tetra) - Cheirodon jaguaribensis FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1941 - species incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
; ultimately does not belong in this genus - Cheirodon kilianiCheirodon kilianiCheirodon kiliani is a species of fish in the Characidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Campos, 1982 - Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964
- Cheirodon ortegai Vari & Géry, 1980
- Cheirodon parahybae C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1915 - Cheirodon pisciculusCheirodon pisciculusCheirodon pisciculus is a species of fish in the Characidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1855