| Cheirocerus | |
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| Cheirocerus eques at fig N0. 47 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Cheirocerus Eigenmann, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Cheirocerus eques Eigenmann 1917
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| Synonyms | |
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Sovichthys | |
Cheirocerus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.