Iguanodectes
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Iguanodectes is a genus of small, slender tetra that is widespread in northern South America ( Guiana , Amazon basin ).
features
The Iguanodectes species are slender, elongated fish that reach body lengths between 4.6 and 10.3 centimeters. The dorsal fin is short and begins about the middle of the body, the anal fin is very long. The sideline is complete. The intermaxillary bone (premaxillary) is covered with incisor-like, multi-pointed, flat teeth that stand in two rows. The maxillary is short and has one or two teeth. From Piabucus , the only other species of the subfamily Iguanodectinae differs iguanodectes by the non-keeled belly.
species
- Iguanodectes adujai Géry, 1970
- Iguanodectes geisleri Géry, 1970
- Iguanodectes gracilis Géry, 1993
- Iguanodectes polylepis Géry, 1993
- Iguanodectes purusii (Steindachner, 1908)
- Iguanodectes rachovii Regan, 1912
- Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther, 1864)
- Iguanodectes variatus Géry, 1993
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
- Axel Zarske: Iguanodectes Cope, 1871. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 519.
Web links
Commons : Iguanodectes - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Iguanodectes on Fishbase.org (English)