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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Pseudanos: Derived from Greek, pseudes = false (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.0; dH range: 2 - 8; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 2060). Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Guaporé, Negro and Orinoco River basins.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91907); common length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2060)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: four branchiostegal rays; dark spots absent on the center of each body scale; and angle of the dorsal and ventralmost radii of body scales between 110° and 180° (Ref. 91907).

Adults are found in crevices in fast-flowing creeks (Ref. 598). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Garavello, Júlio | Collaborators

Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 June 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)