''Petulanos'' 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 ...

from

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 ...

. There are currently three recognized species that were all previously assigned to ''

Anostomus ''Anostomus'' is a small genus of fish in the family Anostomidae found in South America. They are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basin, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The genus currently contains five described species. '' Petulano ...

''; one each in the Xingu, Nickerie and

Essequibo Essequibo is the largest traditional region of Guyana but not an administrative region of Guyana today. It may also refer to: * Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana * Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch colony in what is now Guyana; * Esseq ...

river basins.

Species

There are three recognized species: * '' Petulanos intermedius'' ( R. Winterbottom, 1980) * '' Petulanos plicatus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * '' Petulanos spiloclistron'' ( R. Winterbottom, 1974)

References

Anostomidae Characiformes genera Freshwater fish of South America Taxa named by Richard Peter Vari {{Characiformes-stub