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(Redirected from Probolodus) Genus of fishes

Deuterodon
Deuterodon iguape
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Genus: Deuterodon
C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
Synonyms

Myxiops
Probolodus

Deuterodon is a genus of characins from river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul to Espírito Santo), with a single species of uncertain taxonomic status, D. potaroensis, from Guyana. These are small fish that reach up to 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in total length. They are omnivores with a specialized mouth structure that allows them to scrape algae and debris off bedrock.

Species formerly considered members of the genera Probolodus and Myxiops are considered to be members of Deuterodon by modern researchers, following a thorough phyletic review of several characid genera in 2020.

Species

The following 24 species are recognized in the genus Deuterodon:

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Deuterodon". FishBase. January 2023 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Deuterodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. Silva Gonçalves, C.; C. Cestari (2018). "Grazing of the lambari fish Deuterodon iguape is associated with mouth morphology". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 274: 127–130. Bibcode:2018ZooAn.274..127D. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2018.01.005. hdl:11449/175730.
  4. Terán, Guillermo E; Benitez, Mauricio F; Mirande, J Marcos (2020-04-11). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019. ISSN 0024-4082.
  5. Silva, P.C.; M.C. Malabarba; L.R. Malabarba (2017). "Using ancient DNA to unravel taxonomic puzzles: the identity of Deuterodon pedri (Ostariophysi: Characidae)". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 15 (1). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160141. hdl:10183/166138.
Taxon identifiers
Deuterodon


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