Pseudanos

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

Similar Characiformes, Synaptolaemus, Leporellus, Hypomasticus, Anostomus

Pseudanos trimaculatus bij aquarium speciaalzaak utaka

Pseudanos is a genus of headstander from South America, where found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins.

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)

Pseudanos irinae R. Winterbottom, 1980

Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858) (Threespot headstander)

Pseudanos varii Birindelli, F. C. T. Lima & Britski, 2012

Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & dos Santos, 2005

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