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]

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Glandulocauda". FishBase. December 2018 version.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.