Biology:Makunaima
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| 1917 illustration of Makunaima guaporensis, the type species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Makunaima guaporensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
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Makunaima is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.
They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in South America.
Taxonomy and systematics
This genus was erected in 2020.[1] The species were formerly allocated to Astyanax.[citation needed]
Etymology
Etymologically, the genus name alludes to "Makunaima" (also transcribed as "Macunaima" or "Makonaima"), the name of a creator god for various ethnic groups in the Amazon.[1]
Species
There are three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- (Eigenmann, 1908) (Eigenmann, 1911)
- Makunaima guianensis Makunaima guaporensis
- (Eigenmann, 1909) Makunaima multidens
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guillermo E. Terán; Mauricio F. Benitez; J. Marcos Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190 (4): 1217–1234. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019.
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1495554.
Wikidata ☰ Q97126585 entry
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