''Synaptolaemus cingulatus'' is a species 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

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. An examination of specimens has shown that ''S. cingulatus'' is a

synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

of '' S. latofasciatus''.Britski, H.A.; Birindelli, J.L.; and Garavello, J.C. (2011). ''Synaptolaemus latofasciatus, a new combination for Leporinus latofasciatus Steindachner, 1910 and its junior synonym Synaptolaemus cingulatus Myers and Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Characiformes: Anostomidae).'' Zootaxa 3018: 59–65

References

* Anostomidae Freshwater fish of Brazil Freshwater fish of Venezuela Fish described in 1950 Taxa named by George S. Myers Taxa named by Augustín Fernández-Yépez {{Characiformes-stub