Laemolyta
| Laemolyta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Laemolyta Cope, 1872[1] |
| Type species | |
| Schizodon taeniatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Laemolyta is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
[edit]These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Laemolyta fernandezi Myers, 1950
- Laemolyta garmani (Borodin, 1931)
- Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner, 1879)
- Laemolyta proxima (Garman, 1890)
- Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Laemolyta". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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