Markiana
| Markiana | |
|---|---|
| Markiana nigripinnis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Landoninae |
| Genus: | Markiana C. H. Eigenmann, 1903[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus nigripinnis Perugia, 1891[1]
| |
Markiana is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stevardiidae. These fishes are found in tropical South America.[2]
Species
Markiana contains the following valid species:[3]
- Markiana geayi (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Markiana nigripinnis (Perugia, 1891)
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ 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 Markiana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 August 2025.