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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae Dogtooth characins

Genus: Cynodon

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South America
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz, 1829)

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Cynodon gibbus
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Max. Length 30 cm TL

 
Cynodon meionactis
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Max. Length 31.2 cm SL

 
Cynodon septenarius
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cynodon gibbus South America 32.2 SL 1829
Cynodon meionactis South America 30 TL 1999
Cynodon septenarius South America 31.2 SL 2000



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