''Planaltina'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
[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.'']
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
[
* '']Planaltina britskii Planaltina may refer to:
Geography
* Planaltina, Federal District, an administrative region in the Federal District, Brazil
* Planaltina, Goiás, a municipality in the state of Goiás (in the metropolitan region of Brasilia), Brazil
* Planaltin ...
'' Menezes Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Me ...
, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
* ''Planaltina glandipedis Planaltina may refer to:
Geography
* Planaltina, Federal District, an administrative region in the Federal District, Brazil
* Planaltina, Goiás, a municipality in the state of Goiás (in the metropolitan region of Brasilia), Brazil
* Planaltin ...
'' Menezes Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Me ...
, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
* ''Planaltina myersi Planaltina may refer to:
Geography
* Planaltina, Federal District, an administrative region in the Federal District, Brazil
* Planaltina, Goiás, a municipality in the state of Goiás (in the metropolitan region of Brasilia), Brazil
* Planaltin ...
'' J. E. Böhlke, 1954
References
Diapomini
Fish of South America
Fish of Brazil
Endemic fish of Brazil
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