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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Hemiodontidae
Genus: Anodus
Species (2): A. elongatus – A. orinocensis
Name

Anodus Agassiz in Spix & L. Agassiz, 1829: 57, 60
Gender: masculine
Type species: Anodus elongatus L. Agassiz, 1829
Fixation: subsequent designation by Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889: 410

Primary references

Eigenmann, C.H. & Eigenmann, R.S. 1889: A revision of the Curimatinae. XVIII.—A revision of the edentulous genera of Curimatinae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 4 (12): 409–440. BHL
Spix, J.B. von & Agassiz, L. 1829: Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I ... peracto collegit et pingendos curavit Dr. J.B. de Spix, ... digessit, descripsit et observationibus anatomicis illustravit Dr. L. Agassiz, praefatus est et edidit itineris socius Dr. F. C. Ph. de Martius. Monachii: Typis C. Wolf. Part 1 (1829): i-xvi + i-ii + 1-82, Pls. 1-48; Part 2 (1831): 83–138, Pls. 49-101. BHL

Additional references

Anodus is a genus of halftooths from tropical South America. There are currently two species in this genus.
Species

Anodus elongatus Agassiz, 1829
Anodus orinocensis (Steindachner, 1887)

References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anodus". FishBase. October 2011 version.

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