Roestes
Roestes is a genus of dogtooth characins from tropical South America, where found in the Amazon Basin and various rivers in the Guianas. There are three described species in this genus.
| Roestes | |
|---|---|
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| Roestes molossus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Cynodontidae |
| Genus: | Roestes Günther, 1864 |
Species
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Roestes in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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