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Cheirodon pisciculus

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Cheirodon pisciculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Cheirodon
Species:
C. pisciculus
Binomial name
Cheirodon pisciculus
Girard, 1855[2]

Cheirodon pisciculus, the pocha común,[1] is a species of fish in the family Characidae endemic to Chile in freshwater environments[1] within a benthopelagic depth range.[1] This species is native to a subtropical climate.[3] C. pisciculus is distributed in the Pacific versant of the Maipo, Aconcagua, the Huasco River basins, and the Estero Quintero in Chile.[3][4] This fish can reach length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) as an unsexed male.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Cheirodon pisciculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4597A11027241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4597A11027241.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cheirodon pisciculus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheirodon pisciculus". FishBase. July 2013 version.
  4. ^ "Cheirodon pisciculus" at the Encyclopedia of Life