Biology:Tetragonopterus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Tetragonopterus
Tetragonopterus.jpg
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Tetragonopterus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Tetragonopterus argenteus
G. Cuvier, 1816

Tetragonopterus is a genus of fish in the family Characidae native to South America.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species of this genus:

  • Tetragonopterus anostomus G. S. C. Silva & Benine, 2011 [1]
  • Tetragonopterus araguaiensis G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2013 [2]
  • Tetragonopterus argenteus G. Cuvier, 1816 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus carvalhoi B. F. Melo, Benine, Mariguela & C. de Oliveira, 2011 [4]
  • Tetragonopterus chalceus Agassiz, 1829 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus denticulatus G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2013 [2]
  • Tetragonopterus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
  • Tetragonopterus franciscoensis G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry, 1965) [3]
  • Tetragonopterus juruena G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus kuluene G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine, 2018 [5]
  • Tetragonopterus ommatus G. S. C. Silva, B. F. Melo, C. de Oliveira & Benine, 2016 [3]
  • Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004) [3]
  • Tetragonopterus signatus Burmeister, 1861

References

  1. Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae) from the upper rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa, 2911: 50–56.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2013): Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from central Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (5): 1613-1631.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2016): Revision of the South American genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Teleostei: Characidae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 4200 (1): 1–46.
  4. Melo, B.F., Benine, R.C., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 49-56.
  5. Urbanski, B.Q., Melo, B.F., Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2018): A new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from Central Amazon lowlands, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 16 (2).

Wikidata ☰ Q293173 entry