Anostomus ternetzi

Species of fish

Anostomus ternetzi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Anostomus
Species:
A. ternetzi
Binomial name
Anostomus ternetzi
Fernández-Yépez, 1949

Anostomus ternetzi, the red mouth headstander,[1] is a fish in the family Anostomidae.[1][2][3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870–1928), who collected the type specimen.[4]

Description

It can grow to 12 cm (4.7 in) total length.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Anostomus ternetzi is widespread in South America: it is found in the Orinoco, Araguaia and Amazon River basins (Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela) as well as in coastal rivers of Guianas.[1][2] It occurs in both black and clear water rivers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Anostomus ternetzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162694132A162694158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162694132A162694158.en. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Anostomus ternetzi" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ "Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Anostomus ternetzi


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