Schizodon
| Schizodon | |
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| Schizodon borellii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Schizodon Agassiz, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | |
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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. They reach up to 40 cm (1.3 ft) in standard length. They are herbivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, algae, macrophytes, leaves and roots.
Species
There are currently 16 described species in this genus.
- 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
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schizodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Goulding, M (1980). The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History. University of California Press. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0-520-04131-3.
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