Caenotropus

Caenotropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Chilodontidae
Genus:	Caenotropus Günther, 1864

Caenotropus is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from South America, where found in the Orinoco, Parnaíba and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. There are currently four described species in this genus.

Species

• Caenotropus labyrinthicus (Kner, 1858)
• Caenotropus maculosus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
• Caenotropus mestomorgmatos Vari, R. M. C. Castro & Raredon, 1995
• Caenotropus schizodon Scharcansky & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Caenotropus in FishBase. October 2011 version.