Rhinopetitia
| Rhinopetitia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapominae |
| Genus: | Rhinopetitia Géry, 1964[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhinopetitia myersi Géry, 1964[1]
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Rhinopetitia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil.[2]
Species
Rhinopetitia contains the following valid species:[3]
- Rhinopetitia melanohumeralis Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
- Rhinopetitia myersi Géry, 1964
- Rhinopetitia nigrofasciata Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
- Rhinopetitia oligolepis Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
- Rhinopetitia paucirastra Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
- Rhinopetitia potamorhachia Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, L. M. Sousa & Menezes, 2014
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 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. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinopetitia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2025.