Makunaima
1917 illustration of Makunaima guaporensis, the type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Makunaima
Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
Type species
Makunaima guaporensis
(Eigenmann, 1909)

Makunaima is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.

They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in South America.

Taxonomy and systematics

This genus was erected in 2020.[1] The species were formerly allocated to Astyanax.

Etymology

Etymologically, the genus name alludes to "Makunaima" (also transcribed as "Macunaima" or "Makonaima"), the name of a creator god for various ethnic groups in the Amazon.[1]

Species

There are three recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Makunaima guaporensis (Eigenmann, 1911)
  • Makunaima guianensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
  • Makunaima multidens (Eigenmann, 1908)

References

  1. 1 2 Guillermo E. Terán; Mauricio F. Benitez; J. Marcos Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 1217–1234. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019.
  2. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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