Biology:Pituna
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Pituna W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Pituna poranga Costa, 1989[1]
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Pituna is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to seasonal pools, swamps and lagoons in the Araguaia–Tocantins, Xingu, uppermost Paraná and Paranaíba river basins in Brazil. Most are from savanna regions, but P. xinguensis is from the Amazon rainforest.[2][3]
They are small fish, up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in standard length.[4] Males are overall brownish with a spotted greenish-golden, turquoise or blue pattern, and a blue-black spot at the operculum. Females are far duller.[2]
Species
Pituna and the closely related Maratecoara, Papiliolebias, Plesiolebias and Stenolebias form a clade, Plesiolebiasini.[2]
There are currently six recognized species in Pituna:[4]
- Pituna brevirostrata W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Pituna compacta (G. S. Myers, 1927)
- Pituna obliquoseriata W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Pituna poranga W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Pituna schindleri W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Pituna xinguensis W. J. E. M. Costa & D. T. B. Nielsen, 2007
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pituna". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10165.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Costa, W.J.E.M. (2007). "Taxonomy of the plesiolebiasine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species". Zootaxa 1410: 1–41.
- ↑ "Pituna Costa, 1989". https://www.gbif.org/species/2349089.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Pituna in FishBase. November 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3544823 entry
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