Threespot headstander

Pseudanos trimaculatus

Fish Reaching Eighteen Point Eight Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

Threespot headstander is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 18.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Pseudanos
Maximum length: 18.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Brazil, Guyana, Peru (Ref. 36801 ), Ecuador (Ref. 91907 ) and Argentina (Ref. 9086 ). Recorded from Amazon River basin (Ref. 36801 ); Rio Guaporé in Brazil, Essequibo and Rupununi Rivers in Guyana (Ref. 91907 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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