''Laemolyta'' is a genus of
headstander
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including ''Anostomus ternetzi'', ''Anostomus anostomus'' (family Anostomidae) and members of genus ''Chilodus'' from the family Chilodontidae. The name derives from their habit of ...
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
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
*''
Laemolyta fasciata''
N. E. Pearson, 1924
*''
Laemolyta fernandezi''
G. S. Myers, 1950
*''
Laemolyta garmani''
( 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''
(Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1890)
*''
Laemolyta orinocensis''
(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''
(Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1890)
*''
Laemolyta taeniata''
( Kner, 1858)
*''
Laemolyta varia''
(Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1890)
References
Anostomidae
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
Fish of South America
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