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Hemiodus
Hemiodus is a genus of halftooths from South America, with some species known as flying fish (though they are not related to marine flying fish (Exocoetidae). Their greatest species richness is in the Amazon Basin, but are also found in the Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraná–Paraguay and Parnaíba River basins. Depending on the species involved, these elongate fish reach a length of 7–30 cm (3–12 in). At least one species is known to reproduce during (austral) spring and summer.
Fossil remains are known from the Middle Miocene-aged Pebas Formation of Peru.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Hemiodus unimaculatus
speciesHemiodus unimaculatus
Red-tailed Hemiodus
speciesHemiodus gracilis
Hemiodus orthonops
speciesHemiodus orthonops
Hemiodus microlepis
speciesHemiodus microlepis
Hemiodus immaculatus
speciesHemiodus immaculatus
Barred Hemiodus
speciesHemiodus quadrimaculatus
halfline hemiodus
speciesHemiodus semitaeniatus
Hemiodus atranalis
speciesHemiodus atranalis
Hemiodus argenteus
speciesHemiodus argenteus
Hemiodus sterni
speciesHemiodus sterni
Hemiodus thayeria
speciesHemiodus thayeria
Hemiodus vorderwinkleri
speciesHemiodus vorderwinkleri
Hemiodus amazonum
speciesHemiodus amazonum
Hemiodus bimaculatus
speciesHemiodus bimaculatus
Hemiodus tucupi
speciesHemiodus tucupi
Hemiodus ocellatus
speciesHemiodus ocellatus
Hemiodus goeldii
speciesHemiodus goeldii
Hemiodus jatuarana
speciesHemiodus jatuarana
Hemiodus ternetzi
speciesHemiodus ternetzi
Hemiodus tocantinensis
speciesHemiodus tocantinensis
Hemiodus huraulti
speciesHemiodus huraulti
Hemiodus parnaguae
speciesHemiodus parnaguae
Hemiodus iratapuru
speciesHemiodus iratapuru
Langeani's Hemiodus
speciesHemiodus langeanii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88819.