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Laemolyta is a genus of headstander found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in South America.

Laemolyta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Genus:	Laemolyta Cope, 1872

Species

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

• 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)

References

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