Hemiodus

Hemiodus
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Hemiodontidae
Genus: Hemiodus
J. P. Müller, 1842
Synonyms

Hemiodopsis

Hemiodus gracilis

Hemiodus is a genus of halftooths from South America with the greatest species richness in the Amazon Basin, but also found in the Orinoco, Essequibo, ParanáParaguay and Parnaíba River basins.[1] Depending on the species involved, these elongate fish reach a length of 7–30 cm (3–12 in).[1]

Species

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beltrão, H. & Zuanon, J. (2012): Hemiodus langeanii (Characiformes: Hemiodontidae), a new species from rio Amana, rio Maués-Açú drainage, Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (2): 255-262.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Hemiodus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Langeani, F. & Moreira, C.R. (2013): Hemiodus iratapuru, a new species of Hemiodontidae from the Rio Jari, Amazon Basin, Brazil (Teleostei, Characiformes). Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (4): 1259–1268.
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