Chilodus

Chilodus
Chilodus punctatus , an aquarium fish, native to rivers in South America
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Chilodidae
Genus:	Chilodus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 [1]
Type species
Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 [2]

Chilodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Chilodidae, the headstanders. The fishes in this genus are from South America They live in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as in various rivers in the Guianas.

Species

The currently described, valid species in this genus are: ^[3]

• Chilodus fritillus Vari & Ortega, 1997
• Chilodus gracilis Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988
• Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
• Chilodus zunevei Puyo, 1946

References

1. Müller, J. and F. H. Troschel (1844). "Synopsis generum et specierum familiae Characinorum. (Prodromus descriptionis novorum generum et specierum)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 10 (1): 81–99.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chilodidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chilodus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 July 2025.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chilodus". FishBase . October 2011 version.