Anostomus
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| Anostomus | |
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| File:Anostomus anostomus Armbruster.jpg | |
| Anostomus anostomus, (striped headstander) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Anostominae |
| Genus: | Anostomus Scopoli, 1777[1] |
| Type species | |
| Salmo anostomus Linnaeus, 1758[1]
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Anostomus is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. This species in this genus are found in South America. They occur in the Orinoco and Amazon Basin, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. Petulanos was until recently included here.
Species
[edit | edit source]Anostomus contains the following species:[2]
- Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped anostomus, striped headstander)
- Anostomus longus Géry, 1961
- Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949
References
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