Planaltina (fish)

Planaltina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Planaltininae
Genus: Planaltina
Böhlke, 1954[1]
Type species
Planaltina myersi
Böhlke, 1954[1]

Planaltina 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

Planaltina contains the following valid species:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Planaltininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lepidocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.