Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Loricariinae
Tribus: Loricariini
Genus: Pseudohemiodon
Species: P. amazonus – P. apithanos – P. devincenzii – P. lamina – P. laticeps – P. platycephalus – P. thorectes
Name
Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862
References
Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Pseudohemiodon is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
Pseudohemiodon amazonus (Delsman, 1941)
Pseudohemiodon apithanos Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
Pseudohemiodon devincenzii (Señorans, 1950)
Pseudohemiodon laminus (Günther, 1868)
Pseudohemiodon laticeps (Regan, 1904)
Pseudohemiodon platycephalus (Kner, 1853)
Pseudohemiodon thorectes Isbrücker, 1975
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
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pseudohemiodon in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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.
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