title: Anostomus
text: # Anostomus
  
  Anostomus is a small genus of fish in the family Anostomidae found in South America. They are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basin, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The genus currently contains five described species. Petulanos was until recently included here.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped anostomus, striped headstander)
  * Anostomus brevior Géry, 1961
  * Anostomus longus Géry, 1961
  * Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949
  * Anostomus ucayalensis (Fowler, 1906)
  