Schizodon
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| Schizodon | |
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| Schizodon borellii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Schizodon Agassiz, 1829[1] |
| Type species | |
| Schizodon fasciatus | |
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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.[2] They reach up to 40 cm (1.3 ft) in standard length.[2] They are herbivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, algae, macrophytes, leaves and roots.[3]
