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Cheirodon australe
Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928
Also calledPocha del Sur (spa) · cheirodon jižní (ces)
First described in: Eigenmann, C. H. (1928). The fresh-water fishes of Chile. <em>Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.</em> 22 (no. 2): 1-63, Pls. 1-16.
Cheirodon australis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. This fish is found in southern Chile.
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Description
Cheirodon australis has a maximum total length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). The anal fin has between 12 and 18 soft rays.
Range & habitat
Cheirodon australis is endemic to Chile, where it occurs from the Valdivia Basin south to Chiloé Island between 39°S and 42°S. This is a common species in pools with a slow or almost no current, such as the backwaters of rivers and shoreline areas of lakes, where there are aquatic macrophytes. Only larger adults are found in areas with a swifter current.
== References ==
In human culture
Cheirodon australis is classified in the genus Cheirodon, a name which is a combination of the Greek cheír, which means "hand", and odon, meaning "tooth". This refers to the teeth of the type species of the genus, C. pisciculus, which are dilated at their tips with at least five subconoical points on each tooth, with the middle point being longer than the others, showing a resemblance to a hand. The specific name, australis, means "of the south", as this was thought to be the most southerly species in the Characidae, although this is actually the naked characin (Gymnocharacinus bergi).
Where it has been recorded
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