title: Laemolyta
text: # Laemolyta
  
  Laemolyta is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Laemolyta fasciata N. E. Pearson, 1924
  * Laemolyta fernandezi G. S. Myers, 1950
  * Laemolyta garmani (Borodin, 1931)
  * Laemolyta macra Géry, 1974
  * Laemolyta nitens (Garman, 1890)
  * Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner, 1879)
  * Laemolyta proxima (Garman, 1890)
  * Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)
  * Laemolyta varia (Garman, 1890)
  