| Petulanos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| 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]
- Petulanos intermedius ( R. Winterbottom, 1980)
- Petulanos plicatus ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Petulanos spiloclistron ( R. Winterbottom, 1974)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Petulanos in FishBase. February 2024 version.
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