''Rhytiodus'' is a genus of
headstander
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including ''Anostomus ternetzi'', ''Anostomus anostomus'' (family Anostomidae) and members of genus ''Chilodus'' from the family Chilodontidae. The name derives from their habit of ...
from the
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
. There are currently four described species.
Species
* ''
Rhytiodus argenteofuscus
''Rhytiodus'' is a genus of headstander from the Amazon Basin in South America. There are currently four described species.
Species
* '' Rhytiodus argenteofuscus'' Kner, 1858
* '' Rhytiodus elongatus'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 N ...
''
Kner, 1858
* ''
Rhytiodus elongatus
''Rhytiodus'' is a genus of headstander from the Amazon Basin in South America. There are currently four described species.
Species
* ''Rhytiodus argenteofuscus'' Kner, 1858
* '' Rhytiodus elongatus'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 No ...
''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1908)
* ''
Rhytiodus lauzannei
''Rhytiodus'' is a genus of headstander from the Amazon Basin in South America. There are currently four described species.
Species
* ''Rhytiodus argenteofuscus'' Kner, 1858
* ''Rhytiodus elongatus'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 Nov ...
''
Géry, 1987
* ''
Rhytiodus microlepis''
Kner, 1858
References
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External links
* https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Rhytiodus-argenteofuscus
* https://amazonwaters.org/fish/aracus/
Anostomidae
Taxa named by Rudolf Kner
Fish of South America
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