Hypomasticus Explained

Hypomasticus is a genus of headstander native to tropical South America.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Hypomasticus copelandii
• Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo, 1943)
• Hypomasticus julii (dos Santos, Jégu & A. C. Lima, 1996)
• Hypomasticus lineomaculatus Birindelli, L. A. W. Peixoto, Wosiacki & Britski, 2013^[2]
• Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther, 1863)
• Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner, 1875)
• Hypomasticus pachycheilus (Britski, 1976)
• Hypomasticus santanai
• Hypomasticus steindachneri (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
• Hypomasticus thayeri (Borodin, 1929)

Notes and References

1. Birindelli. José L. O.. Melo. Bruno F.. Ribeiro-Silva. Luís R.. Diniz. Debora. Oliveira. Claudio. 2020-07-01. A New Species of Hypomasticus from Eastern Brazil Based on Morphological and Molecular Data (Characiformes, Anostomidae). Copeia. 108. 2. 416–425. 10.1643/CI-19-335. 220688066 . 0045-8511.
2. Birindelli, J.L.O., Peixoto, L.A.W., Wosiacki, W.B. & Britski, H.A. (2013) New Species of Hypomasticus Borodin, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Tributaries of the Lower Rio Amazonas, Brazil. Copeia, 2013 (3): 464-469.