Moenkhausia

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Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia pittieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Moenkhausia
C. H. Eigenmann, 1903
Species

75, see species section

Moenkhausia is a genus of South American tetras in the family Characidae. The diamond tetra and red eye tetra, which are commonly kept in aquaria, are members of this genus.

Species

FishBase lists these species for the genus:

  • Moenkhausia affinis Steindachner, 1915
  • Moenkhausia agnesae Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Fowler, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia aurantia Bertaco, Jerep & F. R. de Carvalho, 2011[1]
  • Moenkhausia barbouri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia bonita Benine, R. M. C. Castro & Sabino, 2004
  • Moenkhausia browni C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Moenkhausia celibela Marinho & Langeani, 2010
  • Moenkhausia ceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia chlorophthalma Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010
  • Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864)
  • Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882)
  • Moenkhausia comma C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia copei (Steindachner, 1882)
  • Moenkhausia cosmops F. C. T. Lima, Britski & Machado, 2007
  • Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia cotinho C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia crisnejas N. E. Pearson, 1929
  • Moenkhausia dasalmas Bertaco, Jerep & F. R. de Carvalho, 2011
  • Moenkhausia diamantina Benine, R. M. C. Castro & A. C. A. Santos, 2007
  • Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Bandtail tetra)
  • Moenkhausia diktyota F. C. T. Lima & Toledo-Piza, 2001
  • Moenkhausia doceana (Steindachner, 1877)
  • Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske & Géry, 2002
  • Moenkhausia eigenmanni Géry, 1964
  • Moenkhausia eurystaenia Marinho, 2010
  • Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & C. de Oliveira, 2009
  • Moenkhausia georgiae Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia gracilima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia grandisquamis (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845)
  • Moenkhausia hasemani C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
  • Moenkhausia heikoi Géry & Zarske, 2004
  • Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia hysterosticta Lucinda, L. R. Malabarba & Benine, 2007
  • Moenkhausia icae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia inrai Géry, 1992
  • Moenkhausia intermedia C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia jamesi C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia justae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia lata C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia latissima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858)
  • Moenkhausia levidorsa Benine, 2002
  • Moenkhausia lopesi Britski & de Silimon, 2001
  • Moenkhausia loweae Géry, 1992
  • Moenkhausia margitae Zarske & Géry, 2001
  • Moenkhausia megalops (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
  • Moenkhausia melogramma <smallC. H. Eigenmann, 1908
  • Moenkhausia metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
  • Moenkhausia miangi Steindachner, 1915
  • Moenkhausia mikia Marinho & Langeani, 2010
  • Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995
  • Moenkhausia naponis J. E. Böhlke, 1958
  • Moenkhausia newtoni Travassos, 1964
  • Moenkhausia nigromarginata W. J. E. M. Costa, 1994
  • Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864) (glass tetra)
  • Moenkhausia orteguasae Fowler, 1943
  • Moenkhausia ovalis (Günther, 1868)
  • Moenkhausia pankilopteryx Bertaco & Lucinda, 2006
  • Moenkhausia petymbuaba F. C. T. Lima & Birindelli, 2006
  • Moenkhausia phaeonota W. L. Fink, 1979
  • Moenkhausia pirauba Zanata, Birindelli & C. L. R. Moreira, 2010
  • Moenkhausia pittieri C. H. Eigenmann, 1920 (Diamond tetra)
  • Moenkhausia plumbea Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010
  • Moenkhausia pyrophthalma W. J. E. M. Costa, 1994
  • Moenkhausia robertsi Géry, 1964
  • Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907) (redeye tetra, yellow-banded moenkhausia)
  • Moenkhausia schultzi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
  • Moenkhausia shideleri C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Moenkhausia simulata (C. H. Eigenmann, 1924)
  • Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965
  • Moenkhausia takasei Géry, 1964 (black-jacket tetra)
  • Moenkhausia tergimacula Z. M. S. de Lucena & C. A. S. de Lucena, 1999
  • Moenkhausia tridentata Holly, 1929
  • Moenkhausia xinguensis (Steindachner, 1882)

References

  1. Bertaco, V.A., Jerep, F.C., & Carvalho, F.R. (2011). "A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in Central Brazil." Zootaxa 2934: 29-38.


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