Schizodon
| Schizodon | |
|---|---|
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| Schizodon vittatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Schizodon Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 |
Schizodon is a genus of headstander from South America. Though found widely in tropical freshwater habitats in the continent, the greatest species richness is in the Paraná–Paraguay–Uruguay river basin. There are currently 16 described species in this genus.
Species
- Schizodon altoparanae Garavello & Britski, 1990
- Schizodon australis Garavello, 1994
- Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900)
- Schizodon corti L. P. Schultz, 1944
- Schizodon dissimilis (Garman, 1890)
- Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
- Schizodon intermedius Garavello & Britski, 1990
- Schizodon isognathus Kner, 1858
- Schizodon jacuiensis Bergmann, 1988
- Schizodon knerii (Steindachner, 1875)
- Schizodon nasutus Kner, 1858
- Schizodon platae (Garman, 1890)
- Schizodon rostratus (Borodin, 1931)
- Schizodon scotorhabdotus Sidlauskas, Garavello & Jellen, 2007
- Schizodon succinctus Burmeister, 1861
- Schizodon vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Schizodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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