Cynodon septenarius

Cynodon septenarius is one of three species of dogtooth characins in the genus Cynodon. It is the most recently described member of its genus. This fish is found in tropical fresh waters of South America, including the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and rivers in Guyana.[1][2]

Cynodon septenarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Cynodontidae
Genus:
Cynodon
Species:
C. septenarius
Binomial name
Cynodon septenarius
Toledo-Piza, 2000

Description

This species reach a maximum length of 31.2 cm (1.02 ft) in length.[1][2] It largely resembles the better-known relative C. gibbus.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Cynodon septenarius" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. Toledo-Piza, M. (2000) The neotropical fish subfamily Cynodontinae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): a phylogenetic study and a revision of Cynodon and Rhaphiodon., Am. Mus. Novit. 3286:1-88.
  • [a b] Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Läst 24 September 2012.


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