Chilodus is a genus of chilodontid headstanders from South America, found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described species in this genus are: \n* Chilodus fritillus Vari & H. Ortega, 1997 \n* Chilodus gracilis Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988 \n* Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 (spotted headstander ) \n* Chilodus zunevei Puyo, 1946
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0