Pseudocheirodon

Pseudocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Pseudocheirodon ; Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Type species
	Pseudocheirodon affinis (a synonym of Pseudocheirodon arnoldi); Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

Last updated September 29, 2025

Pseudocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in southern Central America. There are currently two described species in this genus.

Species

Pseudocheirodon contains the following vaild species:^[2]

Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909)
Pseudocheirodon terrabae W. A. Bussing, 1967

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudocheirodon". 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 28 September 2025.
1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 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 28 September 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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