Cheirodon interruptus

Cheirodon interruptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Cheirodon
Species:
C. interruptus
Binomial name
Cheirodon interruptus
(Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Tetragonopterus interruptus Jenyns, 1842
  • Chirodon monodon Cope, 1894
  • Cheirodon meinkeni Ahl, 1928
  • Cheirodon leuciscus Ahl, 1936
  • Hyphessobrycon nigrifrons Ahl, 1936
  • Pedalibrycon felipponei Fowler, 1943

Cheirodon interruptus, the Uruguay tetra or mojarrita, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. This fish is found in South America.

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