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| Rhytiodus | |
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| Rhytiodus argenteofuscus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Rhytiodus Kner, 1858[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhytiodus microlepis Kner, 1858[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhytiodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in the basin of the Amazon River in South America.
Species
[edit]Rhytiodus contains the following species:[2]
- Rhytiodus argenteofuscus Kner, 1858
- Rhytiodus elongatus (Steindachner, 1908)
- Rhytiodus lauzannei Géry, 1987
- Rhytiodus microlepis Kner, 1858
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhytiodus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhytiodus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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