Pseudanos
Pseudanos is a genus of headstander from South America, where found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins.
| Pseudanos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Pseudanos R. Winterbottom, 1980 |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)
- Pseudanos irinae R. Winterbottom, 1980
- Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858) (Threespot headstander)
- Pseudanos varii Birindelli, F. C. T. Lima & Britski, 2012[2]
- Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & dos Santos, 2005
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudanos in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- Birindelli, J.L.O., Lima, F.C.T. & Britski, H.A. (2012): New species of Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae), with notes on the taxonomy of P. gracilis and P. trimaculatus. Zootaxa, 3425: 55–68.
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