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Anostomus
Sign in to saveAnostomus 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
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyAnostomidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Collections
- UMMZ, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), USNM, CAS, CUMV, MSUM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anostomidae
- Image
- Anostomus anostomus, striped headstander.jpg
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- Anostomus
- taxon name
- Anostomus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Anostomus
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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== Anostomus contains the following species: Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped anostomus, striped headstander) Anostomus longus Géry, 1961 Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949
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