Markiana
Genus of fishes
Markiana | |
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Markiana nigripinnis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Markiana C. H. Eigenmann, 1903 |
Type species | |
Tetragonopterus nigripinnis Perugia, 1891 |
Markiana is a genus of characins from tropical South America.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Markiana geayi (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Markiana nigripinnis (Perugia, 1891)
References
- ^ 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.
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