Genus of fishes
Moenkhausia is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to tropical and subtropical South America. These are medium-sized tetras where the largest species only reach around 12 cm (4.7 in).[1]
The diamond tetra and red-eye tetra, which are commonly kept in aquaria, are members of this genus.[2][3]
Species
There are currently 90 recognized species in this genus:
- Moenkhausia abyss G. D. de Oliveira & Marinho, 2016 [4]
- Moenkhausia affinis Steindachner, 1915
- Moenkhausia agnesae Géry, 1965
- Moenkhausia alesis Petrolli & Benine, 2015 [5]
- Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Fowler, 1907)
- Moenkhausia aurantia Bertaco, Jerep & F. R. de Carvalho, 2011 [6]
- Moenkhausia australe C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 [7]
- Moenkhausia barbouri C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia bellasomniosa Soares, Lima, Bastos & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2019 [8]
- Moenkhausia bonita Benine, R. M. C. Castro & Sabino, 2004
- Moenkhausia britskii Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016 [7]
- Moenkhausia browni C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Moenkhausia calliura (C. G. E. Ahl, 1931) [9]
- Moenkhausia celibela Marinho & Langeani, 2010 [10]
- Moenkhausia ceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia chlorophthalma L. M. de Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010 [11]
- Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864)
- Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882)
- Moenkhausia comma C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia conspicua I. M. Soares & Bührnheim, 2016 [12]
- 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 [13]
- Moenkhausia diamantina Benine, R. M. C. Castro & A. C. A. Santos, 2007
- Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)
- Moenkhausia diktyota F. C. T. Lima & Toledo-Piza, 2001
- Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske & Géry, 2002
- Moenkhausia eigenmanni Géry, 1964
- Moenkhausia eurystaenia Marinho, 2010 [14]
- Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & C. de Oliveira, 2009
- Moenkhausia gracilima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia grandisquamis (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1845)
- Moenkhausia guaruba de Lima, Vita, Dutra, Ohara & Pastana, 2023[15]
- Moenkhausia hasemani C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
- Moenkhausia heikoi Géry & Zarske, 2004
- Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965
- Moenkhausia hysterosticta P. H. F. Lucinda, L. R. Malabarba & Benine, 2007
- Moenkhausia icae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia inrai Géry, 1992
- Moenkhausia intermedia C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia ischyognatha Petrolli & Benine, 2015 [5]
- Moenkhausia jamesi C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 [5]
- Moenkhausia justae C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 [5]
- Moenkhausia lata C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia latissima C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858) [9]
- Moenkhausia levidorsa Benine, 2002
- Moenkhausia lineomaculata D'Agosta, Marinho & Benine, 2015 [16]
- Moenkhausia lopesi Britski & de Silimon, 2001
- Moenkhausia loweae Géry, 1992
- Moenkhausia margitae Zarske & Géry, 2001
- Moenkhausia megalops (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
- Moenkhausia melogramma C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Moenkhausia metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
- Moenkhausia miangi Steindachner, 1915
- Moenkhausia mikia Marinho & Langeani, 2010 [17]
- Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995
- Moenkhausia monicae Marinho, D'Agosta, Camelier & F. C. T. Lima, 2016 [18]
- Moenkhausia mutum D'Agosta & Marinho, 2016 [19]
- Moenkhausia naponis J. E. Böhlke, 1958
- Moenkhausia newtoni Travassos, 1964
- Moenkhausia nigromarginata W. J. E. M. Costa, 1994
- Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864)
- Moenkhausia orteguasae Fowler, 1943
- Moenkhausia ovalis (Günther, 1868)
- Moenkhausia pankilopteryx Bertaco & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2006
- Moenkhausia parecis Ohara & Marinho, 2016 [20]
- Moenkhausia petymbuaba F. C. T. Lima & Birindelli, 2006
- Moenkhausia phaeonota W. L. Fink, 1979
- Moenkhausia pirauba Zanata, Birindelli & C. L. R. Moreira, 2010 [21]
- Moenkhausia pittieri C. H. Eigenmann, 1920
- Moenkhausia plumbea L. M. de Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010 [11]
- Moenkhausia pyrophthalma W. J. E. M. Costa, 1994
- Moenkhausia robertsi Géry, 1964
- Moenkhausia rubra Pastana & D'Agosta, 2014 [22]
- Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907)
- Moenkhausia schultzi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
- Moenkhausia shideleri C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Moenkhausia simulata (C. H. Eigenmann, 1924)
- Moenkhausia sthenosthoma Petrolli & Benine, 2015 [5]
- Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965
- Moenkhausia takasei Géry, 1964
- Moenkhausia tergimacula Z. M. S. de Lucena & C. A. S. de Lucena, 1999
- Moenkhausia tridentata Holly, 1929
- Moenkhausia uirapuru Ohara & F. C. T. Lima, 2015 [23]
- Moenkhausia venerei Petrolli, Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016 [24]
- Moenkhausia vittata (Castelnau, 1855) [25]
- Moenkhausia xinguensis (Steindachner, 1882)