Anostomus
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For the bird genus Anastomus, see Openbill stork.
Anostomus is a small genus of fish in the family Anostomidae found in South America. They are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basin, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The genus currently contains five described species. Petulanos was until recently included here.
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Anostomus | |
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Anostomus anostomus, (striped headstander) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Anostomidae |
Genus: | Anostomus Scopoli, 1777 |
Species | |
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