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Hemiodus microlepis Kner, 1858

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemiodus microlepis Kner, 1858
Name authority
Kner, 1858
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Hemiodontidae
Genus
Hemiodus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyHemiodontidae Bleeker, 1859
  13. genusHemiodus Müller, 1842
  14. speciesHemiodus microlepis Kner, 1858

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hemiodus argenteus Pellegrin, 1909HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus goeldii Steindachner, 1908HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus immaculatus Kner, 1858HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus iratapuru Langeani & Moreira, 2013HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus jatuarana Langeani, 2004HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus langeanii Beltrão & Zuanon, 2012HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus parnaguae Eigenmann & Henn, 1916HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus semitaeniatus Kner, 1858HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus ternetzi Myers, 1927HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus tocantinensis Langeani, 1999HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus gracilis Günther, 1864HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiodus bimaculatus Nogueira, Langeani & Netto-Ferreira, 2019HemiodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 28 records assigned to Hemiodontidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hemiodopsis microlepis (Kner, 1858) (Kner, 1858)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Kner, R. (1858). Beiträge zur Familie der Characinen. Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 30 (no. 13): 75–80. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KQH5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.