Rhytiodus
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Rhytiodus | |
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| Rhytiodus argenteofuscus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Rhytiodus Kner, 1858[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhytiodus microlepis Kner, 1858[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
Rhytiodus contains the following species:[2]
- Rhytiodus argenteofuscus Kner, 1858
- Rhytiodus elongatus (Steindachner, 1908)
- Rhytiodus lauzannei Géry, 1987
- Rhytiodus microlepis Kner, 1858
