Pseudohemiodon
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| Genus: | Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862
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| Hemiodon platycephalus Kner, 1853
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Pseudohemiodon is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pseudohemiodon amazonus (Delsman, 1941)
- Pseudohemiodon apithanos Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
- Pseudohemiodon devincenzii (Señorans, 1950)
- Pseudohemiodon laminus (Günther, 1868)
- Pseudohemiodon laticeps (Regan, 1904)
- Pseudohemiodon platycephalus (Kner, 1853)
- Pseudohemiodon thorectes Isbrücker, 1975
Distribution
Pseudohemiodon is distributed in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.[2]
Description
The body of Pseudohemiodon species is very flat and the pelvic fins are used mainly for locomotion on sand. Sexual dimorphism is unknown.[2]
Ecology
Like other members of the Pseudohemiodon group, Pseudohemiodon occurs primarily over sandy substrates.[2] Also like the other genera in the Pseudohemiodon group, species of this genus are abdomino-lip brooders. The very large eggs are incubated by the male.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pseudohemiodon in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b c d Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.