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Red Mouth Headstander

Anostomus ternetzi

Classification

Anostomus ternetzi, the red mouth headstander, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. Etymology The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870–1928), who collected the type specimen. Description It can grow to 12 cm (4.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog