Hypomasticus

Updated on Jan 31, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Anostomidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Characiformes

Similar Characiformes, Pseudanos, Leporellus, Synaptolaemus, Rhytiodus

Hypomasticus is a genus of headstander native to tropical South America.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo, 1943)

Hypomasticus julii (dos Santos, Jégu & A. C. Lima, 1996)

Hypomasticus lineomaculatus Birindelli, L. A. W. Peixoto, Wosiacki & Britski, 2013

Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther, 1863)

Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner, 1875)

Hypomasticus pachycheilus (Britski, 1976)

Hypomasticus thayeri (Borodin, 1929)

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