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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–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.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Schizodon borellii
speciesSchizodon borellii
Schizodon fasciatus
speciesSchizodon fasciatus
Schizodon nasutus
speciesSchizodon nasutus
Schizodon platae
speciesSchizodon platae
Schizodon isognathus
speciesSchizodon isognathus
Schizodon knerii
speciesSchizodon knerii
Schizodon vittatus
speciesSchizodon vittatus
Schizodon scotorhabdotus
speciesSchizodon scotorhabdotus
Schizodon corti
speciesSchizodon corti
Schizodon succinctus
speciesSchizodon succinctus
Schizodon unimaculatus
speciesSchizodon unimaculatus
Schizodon paucisquamis
speciesSchizodon paucisquamis
Schizodon trivittatus
speciesSchizodon trivittatus
Schizodon rostratus
speciesSchizodon rostratus
Schizodon altoparanae
speciesSchizodon altoparanae
Schizodon australis
speciesSchizodon australis
Schizodon dissimilis
speciesSchizodon dissimilis
Schizodon jacuiensis
speciesSchizodon jacuiensis
Schizodon intermedius
speciesSchizodon intermedius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91917.