Pseudohemiodon is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
| Pseudohemiodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
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| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hemiodon platycephalus Kner, 1853 | |
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
Pseudohemiodon is distributed in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.[2]
The body of Pseudohemiodon species is very flat and the pelvic fins are used mainly for locomotion on sand. Sexual dimorphism is unknown.[2]
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]
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