Rhinopetitia

Rhinopetitia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Diapominae
Genus:	Rhinopetitia ; Géry, 1964
Type species
	Rhinopetitia myersi; Géry, 1964

Last updated September 16, 2025

Rhinopetitia 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

Rhinopetitia contains the following valid species:^[3]

Rhinopetitia melanohumeralis Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Rhinopetitia myersi Géry, 1964
Rhinopetitia nigrofasciata Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Rhinopetitia oligolepis Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Rhinopetitia paucirastra Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Rhinopetitia potamorhachia Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, L. M. Sousa & Menezes, 2014

References

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 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. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC 4509481 . PMID 26195030.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinopetitia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

[Thomaz2015-2] 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. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC 4509481 . PMID 26195030.

[3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinopetitia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

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