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Hemiodontidae

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Superfamily
  
Hemiodontoidea

Higher classification
  
Characiformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Characoidei

Scientific name
  
Hemiodontidae

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Hemiodus, Curimatidae, Characiformes, Cynodontidae, Crenuchidae

The Hemidontidae are a small family of freshwater characins found in northern South America, south to the ParanĂ¡-Paraguay Basin. The larger species are popular food fish.

Hemiodontids have a streamlined body shape; many are fast-swimming, and are able to leap out of the water to escape predators. The adults of all species except Micromischodus sugillatus have no teeth on their lower jaws. Most species have a round spot on the side of the midbody and a stripe along the lower lobe of the caudal fin. The largest hemiodontids are around 50 centimetres (20 in) in length.

Genera

The family has around 29 known species, as well as several undescribed species, in five genera:

  • Anodus
  • Argonectes
  • Bivibranchia
  • Hemiodus
  • Micromischodus
  • References

    Hemiodontidae Wikipedia


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