Prodontocharax

Prodontocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Prodontocharax ; N. E. Pearson, 1924
Type species
	Prodontocharax melanotus; N. E. Pearson, 1924

Last updated September 29, 2025

Prodontocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.^[1]

Species

Prodontocharax contains the following valid species:^[2]

Prodontocharax aquilaepinnae Bertaco, Chuctaya, Jerep & Malabarba, 2023
Prodontocharax melanotus N. E. Pearson, 1924

References

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

1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prodontocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prodontocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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