Petulanos

Petulanos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Petulanos
Sidlauskas & Vari, 2008[1]

Petulanos is a genus of headstander from South America.[2][1] There are currently three recognized species that were all previously assigned to Anostomus;[1] one each in the Xingu, Nickerie and Essequibo river basins.

Species

There are three recognized species:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sidlauskas, Brian L.; Vari, Richard P. (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships within the South American fish family Anostomidae (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 154 (1): 70–210. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00407.x.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petulanos". FishBase. February 2024 version.


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