Schizodon knerii

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Schizodon knerii is a fish in the family Anostomidae from South America.

Named in honor of ichthyologist Rudolf Kner (1810-1869), who studied anostomid fishes. Kner was describer Steindachner’s teacher and friend.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes2/ | title = Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE | access-date= 29 September 2021 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

Description

Schizodon knerii can grow to {{convert|23.5|cm|abbr=on}} standard length.

Distribution

Schizodon knerii is endemic to the São Francisco River basin, Brazil.

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{{ITIS|id=641709 |taxon=Schizodon knerii |access-date=10 November 2020}}

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Category:Anostomidae

Category:Fish of the São Francisco River basin

Category:Endemic fish of Brazil

Category:Taxa named by Franz Steindachner

Category:Fish described in 1875

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