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Cynopotamus argenteus
Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Also calledCacunda (por) · Dientudo (spa) · tetran stříbrný (ces) · Серебристый цинопотам (rus)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
1. Position of sphenotic spine relative to the orbit (12): (0> 1) distinctly posterior to orbital margin. Paralleled in nodes 193 and 299 and in Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro, Attonitus ephimeros, and Gymnocharacinus bergii. 2. Anterior margin of supraoccipital (51): (0> 1) situated anterior to vertical through posterior orbital margin. Paralleled in node 220 and in Metynnis maculatus. 3. Bony lamellae between second and third basibranchials (184): (0> 1) present. 4. Number of anal pterygiophores anterior to first haemal spine (293): (0> 1) four or more. Paralleled in the Iguanodectinae, in node 214, and in Gymnocorymbus ternetzi.
Phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes): from characters to taxonomy
description
synonyms Tetragonopterus sawa Castelnau, 1855 Tetragonopterus huberi Steindachner, 1909 first record Nion (1998)
Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of Uruguay (CLOFF-UY).
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2354718.