Biology:Hemiodus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hemiodus
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus Armbruster.jpg
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification e
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, Paraná–Paraguay 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]

  • Hemiodus amazonum (Humboldt, 1821)
  • Hemiodus argenteus Pellegrin, 1909
  • Hemiodus atranalis (Fowler, 1940)
  • Hemiodus goeldii Steindachner, 1908
  • Hemiodus gracilis Günther, 1864
  • Hemiodus huraulti (Géry, 1964)
  • Hemiodus immaculatus Kner, 1858
  • Hemiodus iratapuru Langeani & C. L. R. Moreira, 2013 [3]
  • Hemiodus jatuarana Langeani, 2004
  • Hemiodus langeanii Beltrão & Zuanon, 2012[1]
  • Hemiodus microlepis Kner, 1858
  • Hemiodus orthonops C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
  • Hemiodus parnaguae C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1916
  • Hemiodus quadrimaculatus Pellegrin, 1909 (Barred hemiodus)
  • Hemiodus semitaeniatus Kner, 1858 (Halfline hemiodus)
  • Hemiodus sterni (Géry, 1964)
  • Hemiodus ternetzi G. S. Myers, 1927
  • Hemiodus thayeria J. E. Böhlke, 1955
  • Hemiodus tocantinensis Langeani, 1999
  • Hemiodus unimaculatus (Bloch, 1794)
  • Hemiodus vorderwinkleri (Géry, 1964)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q5711870 entry