| Deuterodon | |
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| Deuterodon iguape | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae |
| Genus: | Deuterodon C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Synonyms | |
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Myxiops | |
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.[1][2] These are small fish that reach up to 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in total length.[1] They are omnivores with a specialized mouth structure that allows them to scrape algae and debris off bedrock.[3]
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.[4]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Deuterodon". FishBase. January 2023 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Silva Gonçalves, C.; C. Cestari (2018). Grazing of the lambari fish Deuterodon iguape is associated with mouth morphology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 274: 127-130.
- ^ 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.