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Hypomasticus

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Hypomasticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Hypomasticus
Borodin, 1929
Type species
Leporinus mormyrops
Steindachner, 1875

Hypomasticus is a genus of headstander native to tropical South America.[1]

Species

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There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hypomasticus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Birindelli, J.L.O., Peixoto, L.A.W., Wosiacki, W.B. & Britski, H.A. (2013) New Species of Hypomasticus Borodin, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Tributaries of the Lower Rio Amazonas, Brazil. Copeia, 2013 (3): 464-469.
  3. ^ Birindelli, José L. O.; Melo, Bruno F.; Ribeiro-Silva, Luís R.; Diniz, Debora; Oliveira, Claudio (2020-07-01). "A New Species of Hypomasticus from Eastern Brazil Based on Morphological and Molecular Data (Characiformes, Anostomidae)". Copeia. 108 (2): 416–425. doi:10.1643/CI-19-335. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 220688066.