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.
| 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] |
Species
editThere are three recognized species:[2]
- Petulanos intermedius (R. Winterbottom, 1980)
- Petulanos plicatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Petulanos spiloclistron (R. Winterbottom, 1974)
References
edit- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petulanos". FishBase. February 2024 version.
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