Planaltina (fish)

Genus of fishes

Planaltina

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Characiformes
Family:  | Characidae
Genus:  | Planaltina
J. E. Böhlke, 1954

Planaltina is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil.[1]

## Species

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There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

* Planaltina britskii Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
* Planaltina glandipedis Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
* Planaltina myersi J. E. Böhlke, 1954

## References

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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.

Taxon identifiers

Planaltina|

* Wikidata: Q10632803
* ADW: Planaltina
* BOLD: 209378
* CoL: 8V5XX
* EoL: 99454
* GBIF: 2353876
* IRMNG: 1030163
* ITIS: 639331
* NCBI: 930374
* Open Tree of Life: 627451
* uBio: 117277
* WoRMS: 270426

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