Laemolyta
Laemolyta is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
| Laemolyta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Laemolyta Cope, 1872 |
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Laemolyta fasciata N. E. Pearson, 1924
- Laemolyta fernandezi G. S. Myers, 1950
- Laemolyta garmani (Borodin, 1931)
- Laemolyta macra Géry, 1974
- Laemolyta nitens (Garman, 1890)
- Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner, 1879)
- Laemolyta proxima (Garman, 1890)
- Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)
- Laemolyta varia (Garman, 1890)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Laemolyta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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