Hypomasticus santosi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Hypomasticus |
| Species: | H. santosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypomasticus santosi (Britski & Birindelli, 2013)
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Hypomasticus santosi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the lower Tocantins River in Pará state, Brazil.[2]
Description
Hypomasticus santosi can reach a standard length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in).[3]
Etymology
The species epithet is named in honor of Geraldo Mendes dos Santos, of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia in Manaus, for his contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the lower Tocantins River due to his studies on anostomids and on the impacts of the Tucuruí Dam on the environment.[4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Leporinus santosi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2021: e.T139549172A139549176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T139549172A139549176.pt. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Britski, H.A. and J.L.O. Birindelli, 2013. A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Tocantins, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(1):25-32.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus santosi". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.