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Cheirodontops geayi

Cheirodontops geayi

Classification

Cheirodontops is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The only species in this genus is Cheirodontops geayi, a characin, which is endemic to the basin of the Orinoco in Colombia and Venezuela. This small fish has a fusiform body shape and attains a maximum standard length of 4.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog