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Genus of fishes
Cnesterodon is a
genus of
poeciliids native to
South America .
[1]
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
[2]
Cnesterodon brevirostratus
R. de S. Rosa &
W. J. E. M. Costa , 1993
Cnesterodon carnegiei
Haseman , 1911
Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (
Jenyns , 1842) (Ten spotted live-bearer)
Cnesterodon holopteros
Lucinda ,
Litz &
Recuero , 2006
Cnesterodon hypselurus
Lucinda &
Garavello , 2001
Cnesterodon iguape
Lucinda , 2005
Cnesterodon omorgmatos
Lucinda &
Garavello , 2001
Cnesterodon pirai
Aguilera ,
Mirande &
Azpelicueta , 2009
Cnesterodon raddai
M. K. Meyer &
Etzel , 2001
Cnesterodon septentrionalis
R. de S. Rosa &
W. J. E. M. Costa , 1993
^ Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012).
Species of Cnesterodon in
FishBase . August 2012 version.