Schizodon

Life-forms

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: Characiformes
Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Schizodon
Species: S. altoparanae – S. australis – S. borellii – S. dissimilis – S. fasciatus – S. intermedius – S. isognathus – S. jacuiensis – S. knerii – S. nasutus – S. platae – S. rostratus – S. vittatus
Name

Schizodon Spix and Agassiz, 1829
References

Schizodon – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
português: piaba, piava, piau, aracu

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]
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

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Schizodon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Goulding, M (1980). The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History. University of California Press. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0-520-04131-3.