Glandulocauda
| Glandulocauda | |
|---|---|
| Glandulocauda melanopleura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Glandulocaudinae |
| Genus: | Glandulocauda C. H. Eigenmann, 1911[1] |
| Type species | |
| Glandulocauda melanogenys (a synonym of Glandulocauda melanopleura) C. H. Eigenmann, 1911[1]
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Glandulocauda is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil, restricted to the upper Paraná basin and coastal river basins in São Paulo state.[2][3] The genus it is closely related to Lophiobrycon and Mimagoniates, and they form the tribe Glandulocaudini.[3]
Species
Glandulocauda contains the following species:[4]
- Glandulocauda caerulea Menezes & Weitzman, 2009
- Glandulocauda melanopleura (M. D. Ellis, 1911)
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Glandulocaudinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Glandulocauda". FishBase. December 2018 version.
- ^ a b Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Glandulocauda". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2025.