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Pseudohemiodon is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Pseudohemiodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Loricariini
Genus:
Pseudohemiodon

Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Hemiodon platycephalus
Kner, 1853

Species


There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]


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


  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pseudohemiodon in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. 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.



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