Pseudanos
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Pseudanos is a genus of headstander
from South America
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Headstander
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including Anostomus ternetzi, Anostomus anostomus and members of genus Chilodus from the family Chilodontidae. The name derives from their habit of swimming at a 45° angle, head pointed downwards. The fish could "stand up" with its...
from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
- Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)
- Pseudanos irinae R. WinterbottomRichard WinterbottomRichard Emanuel Winterbottom was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Winterbottom served in the Royal Navy during World War I. He became an area organiser for a predecessor of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers in 1931, then the national organiser in 1944...
, 1980 - Pseudanos trimaculatusPseudanos trimaculatusPseudanos trimaculatus, the Threespot headstander, is a species of headstander found in Argentina, Brazil, Guyana and Peru....
(Kner, 1858) (Threespot headstander) - Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & dos Santos, 2005