Anostomus
| Anostomus | |
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| Anostomus anostomus, (striped headstander) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Anostominae |
| Genus: | Anostomus Scopoli, 1777 |
| Type species | |
| Salmo anostomus Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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.