Characodon
| Characodon | |
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Characodon lateralis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Subfamily: | Goodeinae |
| Genus: | Characodon Günther, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866[1]
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Characodon is a genus of
extinct when they dried out.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus,
- Characodon audax M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1986 (Bold characodon)
- †Characodon garmani D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Parras characodon)
- Characodon lateralis Günther, 1866 (Rainbow characodon)
† = Extinct
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Characodon in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Characodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Goodea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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