Petulanos
| Petulanos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Petulanos Sidlauskas & Vari, 2008 |
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
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Petulanos in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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