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Schizodon
''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 River, Paraná–Paraguay River, Paraguay–Uruguay River, Uruguay river basin. They reach up to 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'' Júlio César Garavello, Garavello & Heraldo Antonio Britski, Britski, 1990 *''Schizodon australis'' Júlio César Garavello, Garavello, 1994 *''Schizodon borellii'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1900) *''Schizodon corti'' Leonard Peter Schultz, L. P. Schultz, 1944 *''Schizodon dissimilis'' (Samuel Garman, Garman, 1890) *''Schizodon fasciatus'' Johann Baptist von Spix, Spix & Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, 1829 *''Schizodon intermedius'' Júlio César Garavello, Garavello & Heraldo Antonio Britski, Britski, 1990 *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizodon Vittatus
''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 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 scotorha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizodon Fasciatus
''Schizodon fasciatus'' is a fish in the family Anostomidae The Anostomidae are a family of ray-finned fishes that belong to the order Characiformes. Closely related to the Chilodidae and formerly included with them, the Anostomidae contain about 150 described species. Commonly known as anostomids, they .... Description It has a maximum length of 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed. Distribution South America: upper Amazon River and French Guiana coastal basins. References Anostomidae Taxa named by Johann Baptist von Spix Taxa_named_by_Louis_Agassiz Fish described in 1829 {{characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizodon Borellii
''Schizodon borellii'' is a fish in the family Anostomidae from South America. The fish is named in honor of zoologist Alfonso Borelli (1857-1943), Università di Torino. Borelli led three expeditions into the interior of South America and collected the type specimen of this species along with many other animals. Description ''Schizodon borellii'' can grow to standard length. Distribution It is found in the Paraguay River The Paraguay River (''Ysyry Paraguái'' in Guarani language, Guarani, ''Rio Paraguai'' in Portuguese language, Portuguese, ''Río Paraguay'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bol ... basin in Argentina and Brazil. References Anostomidae Freshwater fish of Argentina Freshwater fish of Brazil Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1900 {{characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
