''Laemolyta'' is a genus of
headstander found in the
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
and
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
s in
South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
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Laemolyta fasciata
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
N. E. Pearson, 1924
*''
Laemolyta fernandezi
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*''Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. My ...
''
G. S. Myers, 1950
*''
Laemolyta garmani
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*''Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*''Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. Mye ...
''
( Borodin, 1931)
*''
Laemolyta macra
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*''Laemolyta fasciata'' Nathan Everett Pearson, N. E. Pearson, 1924
*''Laemolyta ...
''
Géry, 1974
*''
Laemolyta nitens
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
( Garman, 1890)
*''
Laemolyta orinocensis
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879)
*''
Laemolyta proxima
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
( Garman, 1890)
*''
Laemolyta taeniata
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
( Kner, 1858)
*''
Laemolyta varia
''Laemolyta'' is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*'' Laemolyta fasciata'' N. E. Pearson, 1924
*'' Laemolyta fernandezi'' G. S. M ...
''
( Garman, 1890)
References
Anostomidae
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
Fish of South America
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