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Petulanos

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Anostomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Characiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Hypomasticus, Rhytiodus, Synaptolaemus, Pseudanos, Leporellus

Petulanos is a genus of headstander from South America. There are currently three described species; one each in the Xingu, Nickerie and Essequibo river basins.

Species

  • Petulanos intermedius (R. Winterbottom, 1980)
  • Petulanos plicatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
  • Petulanos spiloclistron (R. Winterbottom, 1974)

    • References

    Petulanos Wikipedia
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