Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae Headstanders

Genus: Pseudanos

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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South America
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)

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Pseudanos gracilis
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Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Pseudanos irinae
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South America
Max. Length 18.8 cm TL
Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858)

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Pseudanos trimaculatus
[Threespot headstander]
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Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Pseudanos varii
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South America
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & Santos, 2005

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Pseudanos winterbottomi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudanos gracilis South America 18.1 SL 1858
Pseudanos irinae South America 12 SL 1980
Pseudanos trimaculatus Threespot headstander South America 18.8 TL 1858
Pseudanos varii South America 21 SL 2012
Pseudanos winterbottomi South America 15.2 SL 2005



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