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]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  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. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4509481. PMID 26195030.
  3. ^ 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.