Roeboexodon

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Roeboexodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Exodontinae
Genus: Roeboexodon
Géry, 1959[2]
Species:
R. guyanensis
Binomial name
Roeboexodon guyanensis
(Puyo, 1948)[2]
Synonyms[2][3]

Genus

Species

  • Exodon guyanensis Puyo, 1948
  • Roeboexodon geryi Myers, 1960

Roeboexodon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae, within the subfamily Exodontinae, the toothy or lepidiphagous characins.[2] The only species in this genus is Roeboexodon guyanensis, a species which is found in South America where it occurs in clear water rivers with sandy bottoms in Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname.[1] This lepidophagous species has a maximum standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[4]

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