Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae Headstanders

Genus: Hypomasticus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Pauls, E.

South America
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner, 1875)

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Hypomasticus copelandii
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Photo by Ponton, D.

South America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo, 1943)

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Hypomasticus despaxi
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Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 26.4 cm TL
Hypomasticus julii (Santos, Jégu & Lima, 1996)

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Hypomasticus julii
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Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Hypomasticus lineomaculatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Hypomasticus megalepis
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Photo by Alves, C.B.M.

South America
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner, 1875)

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Hypomasticus mormyrops
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Max. Length 22.4 cm SL
 
Hypomasticus pachycheilus
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Max. Length 34.5 cm SL
 
Hypomasticus steindachneri
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Hypomasticus thayeri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypomasticus copelandii South America 54 TL 1875
Hypomasticus despaxi South America 16 TL 1943
Hypomasticus julii South America 26.4 TL 1996
Hypomasticus lineomaculatus South America 6.4 SL 2013
Hypomasticus megalepis South America 10.7 SL 1863
Hypomasticus mormyrops South America 21.2 SL 1875
Hypomasticus pachycheilus South America 22.4 SL 1976
Hypomasticus steindachneri South America 34.5 SL 1907
Hypomasticus thayeri South America 1929



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