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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae Dogtooth characins
Subfamily: Cynodontinae
Genus: Cynodon

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3 species (see list below)

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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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South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Cynodon meionactis
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South America
Max. Length 31.2 cm SL
 
Cynodon septenarius
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3 Species of Family Cynodontidae with Genus Cynodon
(Dogtooth characins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Cynodon gibbus South America 32.2 SL
1999 Cynodon meionactis South America 30 TL
2000 Cynodon septenarius South America 31.2 SL



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