Moenkhausia

Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia lepidura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Stichonodontinae
Genus: Moenkhausia
C. H. Eigenmann, 1903[1]
Type species
Tetragonopterus xinguensis
Synonyms[1]

Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Moenkhausia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America and are medium-sized tetras, where the largest species only reach around 12 cm (4.7 in).

Species

Currently, 84 recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]

  • Moenkhausia abyss G. D. Oliveira & Marinho, 2016
  • Moenkhausia affinis Steindachner, 1915
  • Moenkhausia agnesae Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia alesis Petrolli & Benine, 2015
  • Moenkhausia andrica Reia, C. Oliveira & Benine, 2021
  • Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Fowler, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia aurantia Bertaco, Jerep & F. R. Carvalho 2011
  • Moenkhausia aurora Reia, Silva, C. Oliveira & Benine, 2024
  • Moenkhausia barbouri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia bellasomniosa Soares, F. C. T. Lima, Bastos & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2019
  • Moenkhausia beninei F. C. T. Lima & Soares, 2018
  • Moenkhausia bonita Benine, Castro & Sabino, 2004
  • Moenkhausia britskii Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016
  • Moenkhausia browni C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Moenkhausia cambacica Marinho, Ohara & Dagosta, 2021
  • Moenkhausia celibela Marinho & Langeani, 2010
  • Moenkhausia ceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia chlorophthalma Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010
  • Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864)
  • Moenkhausia comma C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia conspicua Soares & Bührnheim, 2016
  • Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia cotinho C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia crisnejas Pearson, 1929
  • Moenkhausia dasalmas Bertaco, Jerep & Carvalho, 2011
  • Moenkhausia diamantina Benine, Castro & Santos, 2007
  • Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)
  • Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske & Géry, 2002
  • Moenkhausia eurystaenia Marinho, 2010
  • Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2009
  • Moenkhausia gracilima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845)
  • Moenkhausia guaruba A. Lima, Vita, Dutra, Ohara & Pastana, 2023
  • Moenkhausia hasemani C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
  • Moenkhausia heikoi Géry & Zarske, 2004
  • Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia hysterosticta Lucinda, Malabarba & Benine, 2007
  • Moenkhausia icae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia inrai Géry, 1992
  • Moenkhausia intermedia C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia iris Marinho & Dagosta, 2023
  • Moenkhausia ischyognatha Petrolli & Benine, 2015
  • Moenkhausia jamesi C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia justae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia latissima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia lata C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858)
  • Moenkhausia levidorsa Benine, 2002
  • Moenkhausia lopesi Britski & de Silimon, 2001
  • Moenkhausia loweae Géry, 1992
  • Moenkhausia madeirae Fowler, 1913
  • Moenkhausia margitae Zarske & Géry, 2001
  • Moenkhausia megalops (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
  • Moenkhausia miangi Steindachner, 1915
  • Moenkhausia mikia Marinho & Langeani, 2010
  • Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995
  • Moenkhausia monicae Marinho, Dagosta, Camelier & F. C. T. Lima, 2016
  • Moenkhausia mutum Dagosta & Marinho, 2016
  • Moenkhausia naponis Böhlke, 1958
  • Moenkhausia newtoni Travassos, 1964
  • Moenkhausia nigromarginata Costa, 1994
  • Moenkhausia orteguasae Fowler, 1943
  • Moenkhausia ovalis (Günther, 1868)
  • Moenkhausia pankilopteryx Bertaco & Lucinda, 2006
  • Moenkhausia parecis Ohara & Marinho, 2016
  • Moenkhausia petymbuaba Lima & Birindelli, 2006
  • Moenkhausia phaeonota Fink, 1979
  • Moenkhausia pirahan Mathubara & Toledo-Piza, 2020
  • Moenkhausia plumbea Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010
  • Moenkhausia restricta Soares & Benine, 2019
  • Moenkhausia robertsi Géry, 1964
  • Moenkhausia rondoni Mathubara & Toledo-Piza, 2020
  • Moenkhausia rubra Pastana & Dagosta, 2014
  • Moenkhausia schultzi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
  • Moenkhausia shideleri C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Moenkhausia simulata (C. H. Eigenmann, 1924)
  • Moenkhausia solaris Silva, Santana & Marinho, 2025
  • Moenkhausia sthenosthoma Petrolli & Benine, 2015
  • Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia tergimacula C. A. S. Lucena & Z. M. S. Lucena, 1999
  • Moenkhausia venerei Petrolli, Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016
  • Moenkhausia vittata (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Moenkhausia xinguensis (Steindachner, 1882)

References

  1. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stichonodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Moenkhausia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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