Sartor
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Sartor is a genus of headstander
endemic to Brazil
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Headstander
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including Anostomus ternetzi, Anostomus anostomus and members of genus Chilodus from the family Chilodontidae. The name derives from their habit of swimming at a 45° angle, head pointed downwards. The fish could "stand up" with its...
endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
- Sartor elongatus dos Santos & Jégu, 1987
- Sartor respectus MyersGeorge S. MyersDr. George Sprague Myers spent most of his career at Stanford University, where he was one of the leading American ichthyologists of the twentieth century. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists...
& A. L. de Carvalho, 1959 - Sartor tucuruiense dos Santos & Jégu, 1987