Roeboexodon

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Roeboexodon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Exodontinae
Genus: Roeboexodon
Géry, 1959 [2]
Species:
R. guyanensis
Binomial name
Roeboexodon guyanensis
(Puyo, 1948) [2]
Synonyms [2] [3]

Genus

Species

  • Exodon guyanensisPuyo, 1948
  • Roeboexodon geryiMyers, 1960

Roeboexodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae, within the subfamily Exodontinae, the toothy or lepidiphagous characins. [2] The only species in this genus is Roeboexodon guyanensis, a species which is found in South America where it occurs in clear water rivers with sandy bottoms in Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. [1] This lepidophagous species has a maximum standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lima, F. (2023). "Roeboexodon guyanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T162751267A162751273. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T162751267A162751273.en . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Exondontinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Roeboexodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Roeboexodon guyanensis". FishBase . April 2025 version.
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