Iguanodectes
Sign in to saveIguanodectes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America. They are all small tetras, none longer than 5 inches, and often have attractive silvery or striped scales, which makes them a target for the ornamental fish industry. Alongside the genus Piabucus, it has been treated as belonging to the subfamily Iguanodectinae, which in turn is in the family Iguanodectidae, although this is not universally recognised.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyIguanodectidae
Iguanodectes ist eine Gattung kleiner, schlanker Salmler, die weitverbreitet im nördlichen Südamerika vorkommt (Guayana, Amazonasbecken). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Merkmale 2 Arten 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks Merkmale Die Iguanodectes-Arten sind schlanke, langgestreckte Fische die Körperlängen zwischen 4,6 und 10,3 Zentimeter erreichen. Die Rückenflosse ist kurz und beginnt etwa über der Körpermitte, die Afterflosse ist sehr lang. Die Seitenlinie ist vollständig. Das Zwischenkieferbein (Prämaxillare) ist mit schneidezahnartigen, mehrspitzigen, flachen Zähnen besetzt, die in zwei Reihen stehen. Das Maxillare ist kurz und mit ein bis zwei Zähnen besetzt. Von Piabucus, der einzigen weiteren Gattung der Unterfamilie Iguanodectinae, unterscheidet sich Iguanodectes durch den nicht gekielten Bauch. Arten Iguanodectes adujai Géry, 1970 Iguanodectes geisleri Géry, 1970 Iguanodectes gracilis Géry, 1993 Iguanodectes polylepis Géry, 1993 Iguanodectes purusii (Steindachner, 1908) Iguanodectes rachovii Regan, 1912 Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther, 1864) Iguanodectes variatus Géry, 1993 Literatur Günther Sterba: Süsswasserfische der Welt. 2. Auflage. Urania, Leipzig/Jena/Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4. Axel
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 114
- Family
- Iguanodectidae
- Collections
- INHS, MCZ, USNM, CAS, ROM, LACM
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Brasil
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Iguanodectes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Iguanodectidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America. They are all small tetras, none longer than 5 inches, and often have attractive silvery or striped scales, which makes them a target for the ornamental fish industry. Alongside the genus Piabucus, it has been treated as belonging to the subfamily Iguanodectinae, which in turn is in the family Iguanodectidae, although this is not universally recognised.
== Description == Members of Iguanodectes are relatively slender, shaped somewhat like minnows; ichthyologists Carl H. Eigenmann and James Erwin Böhlke both compared them to smelt in general body composition. The largest (Iguanodectes variatus) reaches 10.3 cm (4.1 in) at a maximum in SL, and the smallest (Iguanodectes gracilis) 4.6 cm (1.6 in). This size makes them relatively easy to keep in captivity, and so several species of Iguanodectes - as with the whole subfamily Iguanodectinae - are seen in aquariums from time to time, with the potential to be a bigger target. However, they are not as common as many other species of tetra. I. geisleri is sold under the name "red line lizard tetra", and I. spilurus has the name "green line lizard tetra". Because I. adujai looks quite similar to I. geisleri, the two species are sometimes found in the same stock.
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