| Pseudohemiodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hemiodon platycephalus Kner, 1853 | |
Pseudohemiodon is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
- 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.
Description
The body of Pseudohemiodon species is very flat and the pelvic fins are used mainly for locomotion on sand. Sexual dimorphism is unknown.
Ecology
Like other members of the Pseudohemiodon group, Pseudohemiodon occurs primarily over sandy substrates. 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudohemiodon". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pseudohemiodon | |