Cnesterodon Garman, 1895

Lucinda, Paulo Henrique Franco & Reis, Roberto E., 2005, Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs, Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (1), pp. 1-60 : 47

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scientific name	Cnesterodon Garman
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Cnesterodon Garman View in CoL View at ENA

Cnesterodon Garman, 1895: 43 View in CoL . Type – species: Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 View in CoL . Type by original designation. Gender masculine.

Gulapinnus Langer, 1913: 207 . Type – species: Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 View in CoL . Type by monotypy. Gen- der masculine.

Composition. Nine species: Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns) View in CoL , C. carnegiei Haseman View in CoL , C. brevirostratus Rosa View in CoL & Costa, C. septentrionalis Rosa View in CoL & Costa, C. omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello View in CoL , C. hypselurus Lucinda & Garavello View in CoL , C. raddai Meyer & Etzel View in CoL , Cnesterodon View in CoL n. sp. A (a new species being described by Lucinda [in prep.]), and Cnesterodon View in CoL n. sp. B (a new species being described by Anza et al. [in prep.]).

Distribution. Rio Uruguai drainage, laguna dos Patos system, río Negro, río Salado, western drainages of Argentina and small coastal drainages of Uruguay and Argentina, upper portions of the rio Iguaçu and its upper tributaries, the headwaters of the rio Maquiné in the Tramandaí system, and the headwaters of rio Itajaí-Açu drainage, upper rio Araguaia drainage, rio Paranapanema basin, rio Paraguai and lower rio Paraná drainages, upper rio Iporanga tributary of the rio Ribeira de Iguape.