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''Rhinopetitia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...
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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
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Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.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.''


Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Rhinopetitia myersi''
Géry Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meuse department The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of ...
, 1964
* '' Rhinopetitia potamorhachia'' Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, L. M. Sousa & Menezes, 2014 Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O., Sousa, L.M. & Menezes, N.A. (2014): A new species of ''Rhinopetitia'' Géry 1964 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Rio Teles Pires, Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (5): 1539–1550.''


References

Diapomini Characiformes genera Freshwater fish genera Freshwater fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa described in 1964 {{Characidae-stub