Schizodon fasciatus

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Schizodon fasciatus
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In Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Schizodon
Species:
S. fasciatus
Binomial name
Schizodon fasciatus
Spix and Agassiz, 1829
Synonyms [2]
  • Piabuca schizodonValenciennes, 1850

Schizodon fasciatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. This species is found in South America. [3]

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Description

It has a maximum length of 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed. [4]

Distribution

South America: upper Amazon River and French Guiana coastal basins. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Schizodon fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T187216A1824859. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T187216A1824859.en . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schizodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Schizodon fasciatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 Sep 2012.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizodon faciatus". FishBase . April 2025 version.


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