Schizodon

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Schizodon borellii 362632052 (cropped).jpg

| image_caption = Schizodon borellii

| taxon = Schizodon

| authority = Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829

}}

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.{{FishBase genus | genus = Schizodon| month = October | year = 2011}} They reach up to {{convert|40|cm|ft|abbr=on}} in standard length. They are herbivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, algae, macrophytes, leaves and roots.{{cite book | author=Goulding, M | year=1980 | title=The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History | publisher=University of California Press | pages=174–175 | isbn=0-520-04131-3 }}

File:Schizodon vittatus.jpg]]