Heterocheirodon

Heterocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Heterocheirodon ; L. R. Malabarba, 1998
Type species
	Odontostilbe yatai; Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992

Last updated September 28, 2025

Heterocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.^[2]

Species

Heterocheirodon contains the following valid species:^[2]

Heterocheirodon jacuiensis L. R. Malabarba & Bertaco, 1999
Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)

References

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

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.
1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 September 2025.

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