Makunaima
| Makunaima | |
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| 1917 illustration of Makunaima guaporensis, the type species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Makunaima guaporensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
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Makunaima is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.
They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in South America.
Taxonomy and systematics
This genus was erected in 2020. The species were formerly allocated to Astyanax[1] or Moenkhausia.
Etymology
Etymologically, the genus name alludes to "Makunaima" (also transcribed as "Macunaima" or "Makonaima"), the name of a creator god for various ethnic groups in the Amazon.[1]
Species
There are four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Makunaima guaporensis (Eigenmann, 1911)
- Makunaima guianensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
- Makunaima multidens (Eigenmann, 1908)
- Makunaima pittieri (Eigenmann, 1920)[3]
References
- ^ a b Guillermo E. Terán; Mauricio F. Benitez; J. Marcos Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 1217–1234. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Makunaima pittieri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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