Hypomasticus santosi
Species of fish
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Hypomasticus santosi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Hypomasticus |
| Species: | H. santosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypomasticus santosi (Britski & Birindelli, 2013) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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]
