Markiana

Markiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Markiana; C. H. Eigenmann, 1903
Type species
	Tetragonopterus nigripinnis; Perugia, 1891

Markiana is a genus of characins from tropical South America.^[1]

Species[edit]

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

^ ^a ^b 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.

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