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Schizodon borellii

Boga Fina

Family: Anostomidae
Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Schizodon borellii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. This species is found in South America.

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Alfonso Borelli (1857-1943), Università di Torino. Borelli led three expeditions into the interior of South America and collected the type specimen of this species along with many other animals.

 Schizodon borellii can grow to 40 cm standard length.

Distribution: It is found in the Paraguay River basin in Argentina and Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia, article Schizodon borellii. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
57327501/03/1997ArgentinaFormosaPuerto, Formosa Capital1Martin Ferrari
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Schizodon borellii – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.