''Glandulocauda'' is a
genus of small
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...
freshwater fish that are
endemic to
Brazil, where restricted to the upper
Paraná basin and coastal river basins in
São Paulo state.
[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.''] The genus it is closely related to ''
Lophiobrycon'' and ''
Mimagoniates'', and they form the
tribe Glandulocaudini.
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus.[
* '' Glandulocauda caerulea'' Menezes & S. H. Weitzman, 2009
* '' Glandulocauda melanopleura'' ( M. D. Ellis, 1911)
]
References
Glandulocaudini
Fish of South America
Endemic fish of Brazil
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