Chilodus
Chilodus is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from South America, found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described species in this genus are:
- Chilodus fritillus Vari & H. Ortega, 1997
- Chilodus gracilis Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988
- Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 (spotted headstander )
- Chilodus zunevei Puyo, 1946
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References
- Müller, Johannes; Troschel, Franz (1844), "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden", Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 10 (1): 178–185
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Chilodus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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