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