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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.[1] They reach up to 40 cm (1.3 ft) in standard length.[1] They are herbivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, algae, macrophytes, leaves and roots.[2]

Schizodon
Schizodon vittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Genus:	Schizodon Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Species

There are currently 16 described species in this genus.[1]

• Schizodon altoparanae Garavello & Britski, 1990
• Schizodon australis Garavello, 1994
• Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900)
• Schizodon corti L. P. Schultz, 1944
• Schizodon dissimilis (Garman, 1890)
• Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
• Schizodon intermedius Garavello & Britski, 1990
• Schizodon isognathus Kner, 1858
• Schizodon jacuiensis Bergmann, 1988
• Schizodon knerii (Steindachner, 1875)
• Schizodon nasutus Kner, 1858
• Schizodon platae (Garman, 1890)
• Schizodon rostratus (Borodin, 1931)
• Schizodon scotorhabdotus Sidlauskas, Garavello & Jellen, 2007
• Schizodon succinctus Burmeister, 1861
• Schizodon vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)

References

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