Maratecoara is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae.[2] These annual killifish are endemic to seasonal pools, swamps and lagoons in the upper Araguaia–Tocantins and middle Xingu river basins in Brazil.[3][4] Most are from savanna regions, but M. gesmonei is from the Amazon rainforest.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Maratecoara W. J. E. M. Costa, 1995 |
| Type species | |
| Cynolebias lacortei Lazara, 1991[1]
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They are small fish, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in total length.[2] The males are mottled or spotted orange-red and turquoise-blue, and have long, pointed fins. The much duller females have "normal" fins.[3][4]
Species
editMaratecoara and the closely related Papiliolebias, Pituna, Plesiolebias and Stenolebias form a clade, Plesiolebiasini.[3]
There are currently 4 recognized species in Maratecoara:[2]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Maratecoara". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Maratecoara". FishBase. November 2018 version.
- ^ a b c Costa, W.J.E.M. (2007). "Taxonomy of the plesiolebiasine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species". Zootaxa. 1410: 1–41.
- ^ a b c Nielsen, D.T.B.; M. Martins; R. Britzke (2014). "Description of a new species of annual fish, Maratecoara gesmonei (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Xingu system, Amazon basin, Brazil". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 20 (2): 87–96.
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