Pseudanos trimaculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Pseudanos
Species: Pseudanos trimaculatus

Name

Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858)

Syntype: NMW 62692 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazon system, Rio Guaporé (apparently downstream from Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade).[1]

Etymology: The specific epithet trimaculatus is composed from the Latin tres (= three), and macula (= spot). It refers to the three spots on the flanks of the species.

Synonyms

Schizodon trimaculatus Kner, 1858

Vernacular names

English: Threespot headstander
português: Anostumus

References

Birindelli, J.L.O.; Lima, F.C.T.; Britski, H.A. 2012: New species of Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae), with notes on the taxonomy of P. gracilis and P. trimaculatus. Zootaxa 3425: 55–68. Preview Reference page.
Kner, R.; 1858: Beiträge zur Familie der Characinen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 30 (13): 75–80.
Kner, R.; 1859: Zur Familie der Characinen. III. Folge der Ichthyologischen Beiträge. Denkschriften der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 17: 137–182, Pls. 1-9.
Vanzolini, P. E.; 1993: As viagens de Johann Natterer no Brasil, 1817–1835. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 38 (3), 17–60.
Pseudanos trimaculatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.