Cnesterodon
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, female 2.JPG
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Ten spotted live-bearer, female (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus).
| taxon = Cnesterodon
| authority = Garman, 1895
| type_species = Poecilia decemmaculata
| type_species_authority = Jenyns, 1842
| synonyms =
- Gulapinnus Langer, 1913
}}
Cnesterodon is a genus of poeciliids native to South America.Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Cnesterodon| month = August | year = 2012}}
- Cnesterodon brevirostratus R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
- Cnesterodon carnegiei Haseman, 1911
- Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Ten spotted live-bearer)
- Cnesterodon holopteros Lucinda, Litz & Recuero, 2006
- Cnesterodon hypselurus Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
- Cnesterodon iguape Lucinda, 2005
- Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
- Cnesterodon pirai Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2009
- Cnesterodon raddai M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 2001
- Cnesterodon septentrionalis R. de S. Rosa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 1993
References
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Category:Fish of South America
Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Samuel Garman
Category:Ray-finned fish genera
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