Pseudanos Explained

Pseudanos is a genus of headstander from South America, where found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)
• Pseudanos irinae R. Winterbottom, 1980
• Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858) (Threespot headstander)
• Pseudanos varii Birindelli, F. C. T. Lima & Britski, 2012^[1]
• Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & dos Santos, 2005

Notes and References

1. Birindelli, J.L.O., Lima, F.C.T. & Britski, H.A. (2012): New species of Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae), with notes on the taxonomy of P. gracilis and P. trimaculatus. Zootaxa, 3425: 55–68.