Markiana

Markiana
Colour photograph Markiana nigripinnis
Markiana nigripinnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Landoninae
Genus:
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

  1. ^ 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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