Anostomidae

Headstanders

163 species

1. 1Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)fresh · tropical
2. 2Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868) · Marbled headstanderfresh · tropical
3. 3Anostomoides atrianalis Pellegrin, 1909fresh · tropical
4. 4Anostomoides laticeps (Eigenmann, 1912)fresh · tropical
5. 5Anostomoides passionis Santos & Zuanon, 2006fresh · tropical
6. 6Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Striped headstanderfresh · tropical
7. 7Anostomus brevior Géry, 1961fresh · tropical
8. 8Anostomus longus Géry, 1961fresh · tropical
9. 9Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949fresh · tropical
10. 10Anostomus ucayalensis (Fowler, 1906)fresh · tropical
11. 11Gnathodolus bidens Myers, 1927fresh · tropical
12. 12Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner, 1875)fresh · tropical
13. 13Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo, 1943)fresh · tropical
14. 14Hypomasticus julii (Santos, Jégu & Lima, 1996) · Xingú headstanderfresh · tropical
15. 15Hypomasticus lineomaculatus Birindelli, Peixoto, Wosiacki & Britski, 2013fresh · tropical
16. 16Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther, 1863)fresh · tropical
17. 17Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner, 1875)fresh · tropical
18. 18Hypomasticus pachycheilus (Britski, 1976)fresh · tropical
19. 19Hypomasticus steindachneri (Eigenmann, 1907)fresh · tropical
20. 20Hypomasticus thayeri (Borodin, 1929)fresh · tropical
21. 21Laemolyta fasciata Pearson, 1924fresh · tropical
22. 22Laemolyta fernandezi Myers, 1950fresh · tropical
23. 23Laemolyta garmani (Borodin, 1931)fresh · tropical
24. 24Laemolyta macra Géry, 1974fresh · tropical
25. 25Laemolyta nitens (Garman, 1890)fresh · tropical
26. 26Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner, 1879)fresh · tropical
27. 27Laemolyta proxima (Garman, 1890)fresh · tropical
28. 28Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)fresh · tropical
29. 29Laemolyta varia (Garman, 1890)fresh · tropical
30. 30Leporellus cartledgei Fowler, 1941fresh · tropical
31. 31Leporellus pictus (Kner, 1858)fresh · tropical
32. 32Leporellus retropinnis (Eigenmann, 1922)fresh · subtropical
33. 33Leporellus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850) · Yellow rabbit characinfresh · tropical
34. 34Leporinus acutidens (Valenciennes, 1837)fresh · tropical
35. 35Leporinus affinis Günther, 1864fresh · tropical
36. 36Leporinus agassizii Steindachner, 1876fresh · tropical
37. 37Leporinus alternus Eigenmann, 1912fresh · tropical
38. 38Leporinus altipinnis Borodin, 1929fresh · tropical
39. 39Leporinus amae Godoy, 1980 · Parrot Leporinusfresh · tropical
40. 40Leporinus amazonicus Santos & Zuanon, 2008fresh · tropical
41. 41Leporinus amblyrhynchus Garavello & Britski, 1987fresh · tropical
42. 42Leporinus apollo Sidlauskas, Mol & Vari, 2011fresh · tropical
43. 43Leporinus arcus Eigenmann, 1912 · Lipstick leporinusfresh · tropical
44. 44Leporinus arimaspi Burns, Frable & Sidlauskas, 2014fresh · tropical
45. 45Leporinus aripuanaensis Garavello & dos Santos, 1981fresh · tropical
46. 46Leporinus badueli Puyo, 1948fresh · tropical
47. 47Leporinus bahiensis Steindachner, 1875fresh · subtropical
48. 48Leporinus bimaculatus Castelnau, 1855fresh · tropical
49. 49Leporinus bistriatus Britski, 1997fresh · tropical
50. 50Leporinus bleheri Géry, 1999fresh · tropical
51. 51Leporinus boehlkei Garavello, 1988fresh · tropical
52. 52Leporinus britskii Feitosa, Santos & Birindelli, 2011fresh · tropical
53. 53Leporinus brunneus Myers, 1950fresh · tropical
54. 54Leporinus cylindriformis Borodin, 1929fresh · tropical
55. 55Leporinus desmotes Fowler, 1914fresh · tropical
56. 56Leporinus ecuadorensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1916fresh · tropical
57. 57Leporinus enyae Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli & Sidlauskas, 2017fresh · tropical
58. 58Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1794) · Banded leporinusfresh · tropical
59. 59Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794) · Threespot leporinusfresh · subtropical
60. 60Leporinus geminis Garavello & Santos, 2009fresh · tropical
61. 61Leporinus gomesi Garavello & Santos, 1981fresh · tropical
62. 62Leporinus gossei Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991fresh · tropical
63. 63Leporinus granti Eigenmann, 1912fresh · tropical
64. 64Leporinus guttatus Birindelli & Britski, 2009fresh · tropical
65. 65Leporinus holostictus Cope, 1878fresh · tropical
66. 66Leporinus jamesi Garman, 1929fresh · tropical
67. 67Leporinus jatuncochi Ovchynnyk, 1971fresh · tropical
68. 68Leporinus klausewitzi Géry, 1960fresh · tropical
69. 69Leporinus lacustris Amaral Campos, 1945fresh · tropical
70. 70Leporinus lebaili Géry & Planquette, 1983fresh · tropical
71. 71Leporinus leschenaulti Valenciennes, 1850fresh · tropical
72. 72Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 · Spotted leporinusfresh · tropical
73. 73Leporinus marcgravii Lütken, 1875fresh · tropical
74. 74Leporinus melanopleura Günther, 1864 · Spottail leporinusfresh · tropical
75. 75Leporinus melanopleurodes Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013fresh · tropical
76. 76Leporinus melanostictus Norman, 1926fresh · tropical
77. 77Leporinus microphthalmus Garavello, 1989fresh · tropical
78. 78Leporinus microphysus Birindelli & Britski, 2013fresh · tropical
79. 79Leporinus moralesi Fowler, 1942fresh · tropical
80. 80Leporinus multifasciatus Cope, 1878fresh · tropical
81. 81Leporinus multimaculatus Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski, 2016fresh · tropical
82. 82Leporinus nattereri Steindachner, 1876fresh · tropical
83. 83Leporinus niceforoi Fowler, 1943fresh · tropical
84. 84Leporinus nigrotaeniatus (Jardine, 1841) · Halfline leporinusfresh · tropical
85. 85Leporinus nijsseni Garavello, 1990fresh · tropical
86. 86Leporinus octofasciatus Steindachner, 1915fresh · tropical
87. 87Leporinus octomaculatus Britski & Garavello, 1993fresh · tropical
88. 88Leporinus ortomaculatus Garavello, 2000fresh · tropical
89. 89Leporinus pachyurus Valenciennes, 1850fresh · tropical
90. 90Leporinus parae Eigenmann, 1907fresh · tropical
91. 91Leporinus paralternus Fowler, 1914fresh · tropical
92. 92Leporinus paranensis Garavello & Britski, 1987fresh · tropical
93. 93Leporinus parvulus Birindelli, Britski & Lima, 2013fresh · tropical
94. 94Leporinus pearsoni Fowler, 1940fresh · tropical
95. 95Leporinus pellegrinii Steindachner, 1910fresh · tropical
96. 96Leporinus piau Fowler, 1941fresh · tropical
97. 97Leporinus pitingai Santos & Jégu, 1996fresh · tropical
98. 98Leporinus platycephalus Meinken, 1935fresh · subtropical
99. 99Leporinus punctatus Garavello, 2000fresh · tropical
100. 100Leporinus reticulatus Britski & Garavello, 1993fresh · tropical
101. 101Leporinus santosi Britski & Birindelli, 2013fresh · tropical
102. 102Leporinus sexstriatus Britski & Garavello, 1980fresh · tropical
103. 103Leporinus spilopleura Norman, 1926fresh · tropical
104. 104Leporinus steyermarki Inger, 1956fresh · tropical
105. 105Leporinus striatus Kner, 1858fresh · tropical
106. 106Leporinus subniger Fowler, 1943fresh · tropical
107. 107Leporinus taeniatus Lütken, 1875fresh · tropical
108. 108Leporinus taeniofasciatus Britski, 1997fresh · tropical
109. 109Leporinus tigrinus Borodin, 1929fresh · tropical
110. 110Leporinus torrenticola Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski, 2016fresh · tropical
111. 111Leporinus trimaculatus Garavello & Santos, 1992fresh · tropical
112. 112Leporinus tristriatus Birindelli & Britski, 2013fresh · tropical
113. 113Leporinus uatumaensis Santos & Jégu, 1996fresh · tropical
114. 114Leporinus unitaeniatus Garavello & Santos, 2009fresh · tropical
115. 115Leporinus vanzoi Britski & Garavello, 2005fresh · tropical
116. 116Leporinus venerei Britski & Birindelli, 2008fresh · tropical
117. 117Leporinus villasboasorum Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli & Sidlauskas, 2017fresh · tropical
118. 118Leporinus wolfei Fowler, 1940fresh · tropical
119. 119Leporinus y-ophorus Eigenmann, 1922fresh · tropical
120. 120Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013)fresh · tropical
121. 121Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)fresh · tropical
122. 122Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850)fresh · subtropical
123. 123Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)fresh · tropical
124. 124Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)fresh · tropical
125. 125Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)fresh · tropical
126. 126Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)fresh · subtropical
127. 127Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012)fresh · tropical
128. 128Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)fresh · tropical
129. 129Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)fresh · tropical
130. 130Petulanos intermedius (Winterbottom, 1980)fresh · tropical
131. 131Petulanos plicatus (Eigenmann, 1912)fresh · tropical
132. 132Petulanos spiloclistron (Winterbottom, 1974)fresh · tropical
133. 133Pseudanos gracilis (Kner, 1858)fresh · tropical
134. 134Pseudanos irinae Winterbottom, 1980fresh · tropical
135. 135Pseudanos trimaculatus (Kner, 1858) · Threespot headstanderfresh · tropical
136. 136Pseudanos varii Birindelli, Lima & Britski, 2012fresh · tropical
137. 137Pseudanos winterbottomi Sidlauskas & Santos, 2005fresh · tropical
138. 138Rhytiodus argenteofuscus Kner, 1858fresh · tropical
139. 139Rhytiodus elongatus (Steindachner, 1908)fresh · subtropical
140. 140Rhytiodus lauzannei Géry, 1987fresh · tropical
141. 141Rhytiodus microlepis Kner, 1858fresh · tropical
142. 142Sartor elongatus Santos & Jégu, 1987fresh · tropical
143. 143Sartor respectus Myers & Carvalho, 1959fresh · subtropical
144. 144Sartor tucuruiensis Santos & Jégu, 1987fresh · tropical
145. 145Schizodon altoparanae Garavello & Britski, 1990fresh · tropical
146. 146Schizodon australis Garavello, 1994fresh · tropical
147. 147Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900)fresh · tropical
148. 148Schizodon corti Schultz, 1944fresh · tropical
149. 149Schizodon dissimilis (Garman, 1890)fresh · tropical
150. 150Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829fresh · tropical
151. 151Schizodon intermedius Garavello & Britski, 1990fresh · tropical
152. 152Schizodon isognathus Kner, 1858fresh · tropical
153. 153Schizodon jacuiensis Bergmann, 1988fresh · tropical
154. 154Schizodon knerii (Steindachner, 1875)fresh · tropical
155. 155Schizodon nasutus Kner, 1858fresh · tropical
156. 156Schizodon platae (Garman, 1890)fresh · temperate
157. 157Schizodon rostratus (Borodin, 1931)fresh · tropical
158. 158Schizodon scotorhabdotus Sidlauskas, Garavello & Jellen, 2007fresh · tropical
159. 159Schizodon succinctus Burmeister, 1861fresh · subtropical
160. 160Schizodon unimaculatus Garavello, Britski, Oliveira & Melo, 2024fresh · tropical
161. 161Schizodon vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)fresh · tropical
162. 162Synaptolaemus cingulatus Myers & Fernández-Yépez, 1950fresh · tropical
163. 163Synaptolaemus latofasciatus (Steindachner, 1910)fresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.