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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = '''''Hemiodus'''''
| image = Hemiodus quadrimaculatus Armbruster.jpg
| image = Hemiodus quadrimaculatus Armbruster.jpg
| image_caption = ''Hemiodus quadrimaculatus''
| image_caption = ''Hemiodus quadrimaculatus''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Hemiodus
| authority = [[Johannes Peter Müller|J. P. Müller]], 1842
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Characiformes]]
| familia = [[Hemiodontidae]]
| genus = '''''Hemiodus'''''
| genus_authority = [[Johannes Peter Müller|J. P. Müller]], 1842
| synonyms = ''Hemiodopsis''
| synonyms = ''Hemiodopsis''
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 20:30, 27 April 2023

Hemiodus
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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 Pauly, Daniel, 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.