Parodontidae

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Parodontidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Suborder: Characoidei
Superfamily: Parodontoidea
Family: Parodontidae
Genera

Apareiodon
Parodon
Saccodon

Parodontidae is a family of fresh water fish of the order Characiformes.[1] There are three genera including about 21 species, though there are several undescribed species.[1] These fish are generally benthic and live in mountain streams of eastern Panama and South America[1] It was formerly considered a subfamily of the family Hemiodontidae.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Nelson, Joseph, S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 
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