''Sartor elongatus'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

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 ...

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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 ...

. It is found in the Trombetas and Mapuera River basins in Brazil. This species reaches a length of .

References

*Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski, 2003. Anostomidae (Headstanders). p. 71-84. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. Anostomidae Fish of the Amazon basin Freshwater fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by Geraldo Mendes dos Santos Taxa named by Michel Louis Arthur Marie Ange François Jégu Fish described in 1987 {{Characiformes-stub