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Parodon

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Parodon
illustration of Parodon guyanensis, a species of this genus of fishes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Parodontidae
Genus: Parodon
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850

Parodon is a genus of scrapetooths from South America, which can be found as far south as Río de la Plata.

Species

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There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parodon". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ^ a b c Londoño-Burbano, A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D.C. (2011): Taxonomic review of Colombian Parodon (Characiformes: Parodontidae), with descriptions of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (4): 709-730.