Anostomus
| Anostomus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Anostomus anostomus, (striped headstander) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Anostominae |
| Genus: | Scopoli, 1777[1] |
| Type species | |
| Salmo anostomus Linnaeus, 1758[1]
| |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
| 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
Anostomus contains the following species:[2]
- Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped anostomus, striped headstander)
- Anostomus longus Géry, 1961
- Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anostomus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Anostomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2025.