Pseudohemiodon

Pseudohemiodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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:[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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudohemiodon". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ 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.