Cheirodon pisciculus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name = Cheirodon pisciculus

| image = Cheirodon pisciculus.jpg

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Manosalva, A. |year=2023 |title=Cheirodon pisciculus |volume=2023 |page=e.T4597A176559661 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T4597A176559661.en |access-date=23 January 2025}}

| taxon = Cheirodon pisciculus

| authority = Girard, 1855{{cite web|title=Cheirodon pisciculus|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cheirodon_pisciculus/classification/|publisher=Animal Diversity Web|accessdate=16 July 2013}}

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Cheirodon pisciculus, the pocha común, is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to Chile in freshwater environments within a benthopelagic depth range. This species is native to a subtropical climate.{{FishBase|genus=Cheirodon|species= pisciculus |id=10393|month= July|year= 2013}} C. pisciculus is distributed in the Pacific versant of the Maipo, Aconcagua, the Huasco River basins, and the Estero Quintero in Chile.{{EOL|title=Cheirodon pisciculus|id=218437|accessdate=16 July 2013}}

This fish can reach length of {{cvt|5.5|cm|in}} as an unsexed male.