Corynopoma

Corynopoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Corynopoma
T. N. Gill, 1858
Species:
C. riisei
Binomial name
Corynopoma riisei
Synonyms

Genus

  • Nematopoma T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Stavardia T. N. Gill, 1858

Species

  • Stevardia albipinnis T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Corynopoma riisei T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Corynopoma veedonii T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Nematopoma searlesii T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Stevardia aliata C. H. Eigenmann, 1914

Corynopoma is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The only species in the genus is Corynopoma riisei, the sword-tail characin, a species of characin found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

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