Laemolyta
| Laemolyta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Cope, 1872[1] |
| Type species | |
| Schizodon taeniatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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:[2]
- Laemolyta fernandezi Myers, 1950
- Laemolyta garmani (Borodin, 1931)
- Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner, 1879)
- Laemolyta proxima (Garman, 1890)
- Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Laemolyta". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2025.