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
Roestes molossus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae
Genus: Roestes
Günther, 1864

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Roestes". FishBase. October 2011 version.