Petulanos Explained

Petulanos is a genus of headstander from South America. There are currently three recognized species that were all previously assigned to Anostomus; one each in the Xingu, Nickerie and Essequibo river basins.

Species

There are three recognized species:

• Petulanos intermedius (R. Winterbottom, 1980)
• Petulanos plicatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
• Petulanos spiloclistron (R. Winterbottom, 1974)