Cheirodon australe

Cheirodon australe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Cheirodon
Species: C. australe
Binomial name
Cheirodon australe[1][2]
C. H. Eigenmann, 1928

Cheirodon australe is a species of fish in the Characidae family endemic to Chile. It is found in freshwater environments at a benthopelagic depth range. They are native to a subtropical climate.[3]

C. australe can reach about 4 cm (1.6 in) as an unsexed male.[3][2] It is distributed in the Pacific versant basins in southern Chile.[3][4][5]

Data are insufficient to determine its conservation status.[6]

References

  1. "Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928". ITIS Standard Report Page. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Cheirodon australe Eigenmann 1928". Fish Wise. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928". Fish Base. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. "Cheirodon australe". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. "Cheirodon australe". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cheirodon australe. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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