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Laemolyta is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyAnostomidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
52
Family
Anostomidae
Collections
USNM, UMMZ, ANSP, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), CMN, MPEG
Recorded in
Brazil, Venezuela, Brasil, Guyana

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anostomidae
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taxon name
Laemolyta
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Laemolyta
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Laemolyta is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.

==Species== These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

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