Hemiodus
Sign in to savethumb|Hemiodus gracilis Hemiodus is a genus of halftooths from South America with the greatest species richness in the Amazon Basin, but also found in the Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraná–Paraguay and Parnaíba River basins. Depending on the species involved, these elongate fish reach a length of .
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyHemiodontidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 242
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Hemiodontidae
- Collections
- KU, AUM, ROM, UMMZ, CUMV, CAS
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, United States, Colombia, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Hemiodontidae
- Image
- Hemiodopsis2.JPG
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- Hemiodus
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thumb|Hemiodus gracilis Hemiodus is a genus of halftooths from South America with the greatest species richness in the Amazon Basin, but also found in the Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraná–Paraguay and Parnaíba River basins. Depending on the species involved, these elongate fish reach a length of .
Fossil remains are known from the Middle Miocene-aged Pebas Formation of Peru.
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