Maratecoara

Maratecoara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Maratecoara
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1995
Type species
Cynolebias lacortei
Lazara, 1991

Maratecoara is a genus of fish in the family Aplocheilidae native to South America.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Maratecoara formosa W. J. E. M. Costa & G. C. Brasil, 1995
  • Maratecoara gesmonei D. T. B. Nielsen, Martins & Britzke, 2014 [1]
  • Maratecoara lacortei Lazara, 1991
  • Maratecoara splendida W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007

References

  1. ↑ Nielsen, D.T.B., Martins, M. & Britzke, R. (2014): Description of a new species of annual fish, Maratecoara gesmonei (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Xingu system, Amazon basin, Brazil. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (2): 87-96.


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