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Cheirodon macropterus

Status not recordedbony fish

Cheirodon macropterus is a species in the family Characidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Cheirodon macropterus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Cheirodon macropterus live?

Not recorded

Is Cheirodon macropterus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cheirodon macropterus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyCharacidae
  6. genusCheirodon
  7. SpeciesCheirodon macropterus Fowler, 1941
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • PiabinhaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cheirodon macropterus

Other species in the same genus Cheirodon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Cheirodon macropterus?

Cheirodon macropterus (Cheirodon macropterus) belongs to the family Characidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cheirodon macropterus (Cheirodon macropterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheirodon-macropterus

MLA

“Cheirodon macropterus (Cheirodon macropterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheirodon-macropterus.

BibTeX
@misc{cheirodon_macropterus_2026,
  title = {Cheirodon macropterus (Cheirodon macropterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheirodon-macropterus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}