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WoRMS taxon details

Anostomidae Günther, 1864

AphiaID

267004 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267004)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Characiformes

Direct children (28)

Ordering

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Subfamily Anostominae Günther, 1864
1. Genus Anostomus Scopoli, 1777
2. Genus Gnathodolus Myers, 1927
3. Genus Petulanos Sidlauskas & Vari, 2008
4. Genus Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980
5. Genus Sartor Myers & Carvalho, 1959
6. Genus Synaptolaemus Myers & Fernández-Yépez, 1950
7. Genus Lahilliella Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Schizodon Agassiz, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Genus Mormyrynchus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Anostomus Scopoli, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
9. Genus Pithecocharax Fowler, 1906 accepted as Anostomus Scopoli, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Leporellinae Eigenmann, 1910
1. Genus Leporellus Lütken, 1875
2. Genus Leporinodus Eigenmann, 1922 accepted as Leporellus Lütken, 1875 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Leporininae Eigenmann, 1912
1. Genus Abramites Fowler, 1906
2. Genus Anostomoides Pellegrin, 1909
3. Genus Brevidens Birindelli, Sidlauskas & Melo, 2025
4. Genus Hypomasticus Borodin, 1929
5. Genus Insperanos Assega, Sidlauskas & Birindelli, 2021
6. Genus Laemolyta Cope, 1872
7. Genus Leporinus Agassiz, 1829
8. Genus Megaleporinus Ramirez, Birindelli & Galetti, 2017
9. Genus Rhytiodus Kner, 1858
10. Genus Schizodon Agassiz, 1829
11. Genus Lahilliela Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Lahilliella Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Schizodon Agassiz, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, and subsequent misspelling)
12. Genus Schizodontopsis Garman, 1890 accepted as Laemolyta Cope, 1872 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Chilodinae Eigenman, 1910 accepted as Chilodidae Eigenmann, 1910 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Chilodontinae Fowler, 1950 accepted as Chilodinae Eigenman, 1910 accepted as Chilodidae Eigenmann, 1910 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, also superseded rank)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anostomidae Günther, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267004 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-10 07:31:11Z

created

Decock, Wim

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors