Planaltina (fish)
| Planaltina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Planaltininae |
| Genus: | Planaltina Böhlke, 1954[1] |
| Type species | |
| Planaltina myersi Böhlke, 1954[1]
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Planaltina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil.[2]
Species
Planaltina contains the following valid species:[3]
- Planaltina britskii Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
- Planaltina glandipedis Menezes, S. H. Weitzman & J. R. Burns, 2003
- Planaltina kaingang Deprá, da Graça, Pavanelli, Avelino & Oliveira, 2018
- Planaltina myersi J. E. Böhlke, 1954
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Planaltininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lepidocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2025.