miniatura|Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae miniatura|Moenkhausia sp. Moenkhausia és un gènere de peixos de la família dels caràcids i de l'ordre dels caraciformes.The Taxonomicon
Observacions Moltes de les seues espècies són populars en aquariofília.El Acuarista
Taxonomia Moenkhausia affinis (Steindachner, 1915)Steindachner, F. 1915. Ichthyologische Beiträge (XVIII). Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 52 (núm. 27): 346-349. Moenkhausia agnesae (Géry, 1965)Géry, J. 1965. Poissons characoïdes sud-américains du Senckenberg Muséum, II. Characidae et Crenuchidae de l'Igarapé Préto (Haute Amazonie). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 46 (núm. 1): 11-45, Pls. 1-4. Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Fowler, 1907)Fowler, H. W. 1907. Further knowledge of some heterognathous fishes. Part II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58: 431-483. Moenkhausia australe (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia barbouri (Eigenmann, 1908)Eigenmann, C. H. 1908. Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (núm. 6): 91-106. Moenkhausia bonita (Benine, Castro & Sabino, 2004)Benine, R. C., R. M. C. Castro & J. Sabino. 2004. Moenkhausia bonita: a new small characin fish from the Rio Paraguay basin, southwestern Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Copeia 2004 (núm. 1): 68-73. Moenkhausia browni (Eigenmann, 1909)Eigenmann, C. H. 1909. Reports on the expedition to British Guiana of the Indiana University and the Carnegie Museum, 1908. Report núm. 1. Some new genera and species of fishes from British Guiana. Annals of Carnegie Museum v. 6 (núm. 1): 4-54. Moenkhausia ceros (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864)Günther, A. 1864. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882)Steindachner, F. 1882. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flussfische Südamerika's (IV). Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 19 (núm. 19): 175-180. Moenkhausia comma (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia copei (Steindachner, 1882) Moenkhausia cosmops (Lima, Britski & Machado, 2007)Lima, F.C.T., Britski, H.A. & Machado, F.A. 2007. A new Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from central Brazil, with comments on the area relationship between the upper rio Tapajós and upper rio Paraguai systems. aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 13 (2): 45-54. Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner, 1907)Steindachner, F. 1907. Über eine neue Psilichthys-Art, Ps. cameroni aus dem Flusse Cubatao im Staate S. Catharina, Brasilien. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 44 (núm. 6): 82-85. Moenkhausia cotinho (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia crisnejas (Pearson, 1929)Eigenmann, C. H. & Myers, G. S. 1929. The American Characidae (Part 5, and incl. Supplement by G. S. Myers, p. 516-550). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 43 (pt 5): 429-558, Pls. 57, 63, 70-74, 81-83, 94. Moenkhausia diamantina (Benine, Castro & Santos, 2007)Benine R.C, R.M.C. Castro & A.C.A. Santos. 2007. A new Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Chapada Diamantina, rio Paraguaçu Basin, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 5(3):259-262. Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)Kner, R. 1858. Beiträge zur Familie der Characinen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 30 (núm. 13): 75-80. Moenkhausia diktyota (Lima & Toledo-Piza, 2001)Lima, F. C. T. & M. Toledo-Piza. 2001. New species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Rio Negro of Brazil. Copeia 2001 (núm. 4): 1058-1063. Moenkhausia doceana (Steindachner, 1877)Steindachner, F. 1877. Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien (III). Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.): 559-694, Pls. 1-13. Moenkhausia dorsinuda (Zarske & Géry, 2002)Zarske, A. & J. Géry. 2002. Moenkhausia dorsinuda sp. n. - ein neuer interessanter Salmler (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) aus dem Einzugsgebiet des Río Iténez in Bolivien. Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden Núm. 52: 11-21. Moenkhausia eigenmanni (Géry, 1964)Géry, J. 1964. Preliminary description of seven new species and two new genera of characoid fishes from the Upper Rio Meta in Colombia. Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 13 (núm. 4, gener): 25-32, 41-48. Moenkhausia georgiae (Géry, 1965)Géry, J. 1965. Notes on characoid fishes collected in Surinam by Mr. H. P. Pijpers, with descriptions of new forms. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 35: 101-126, Pls. 1-2. Moenkhausia gracilima (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845)Müller, J. & Troschel, F. H. 1845. Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Die Familie der Characinen. Erstes und Zweites Heft. Berlin. Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Die Familie der Characinen. Núms. 1 & 2: 1-40, Pls. 1-11. Moenkhausia hasemani (Eigenmann, 1917)Eigenmann, C. H. 1917. The American Characidae (Part 1). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 43 (pt 1): 1-102, 16 pls. Moenkhausia heikoi (Géry & Zarske, 2004)Géry, J. & A. Zarske. 2004. Moenkhausia heikoi n. sp., a new tetra (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Rio Xingú basin, Brazil, with a supplementary description of the genus type species. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 9 (núm. 1): 29-43. Moenkhausia hemigrammoides (Géry, 1965) Moenkhausia hysterosticta (Lucinda, Malabarba & Benine, 2007)Lucinda, P.H.F., Malabarba, L.R. & Benine, R.C. (2007): On a new species of the genus Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Zootaxa, 1525: 61-68. Moenkhausia icae (Eigenmann, 1908)Eigenmann, C. H. 1908. Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. v. 52 (núm. 6): 91-106. Moenkhausia inrai (Géry, 1992)Géry, J. 1992. Description de deux nouvelles espèces proches de Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner) (Poissons, Characiformes, Tetragonopterinae), avec une revue du groupe. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpetologie v. 19 (núm. 3): 69-78. Moenkhausia intermedia (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia jamesi (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia justae (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia lata (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia latissima (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858) Moenkhausia leucopomis (Fowler, 1914) Moenkhausia levidorsa (Benine, 2002)Benine, R. C. 2002. Moenkhausia levidorsa, a new species from Rio Aripuanã, Amazon basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (núm. 4): 289-294. Moenkhausia lopesi (Britski & de Silimon, 2001)Britski, H. A. & K. Z. de Sz. de Silimon. 2001. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Moenkhausia da bacia do rio Paraguai (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes). Comun. Mus. Ciênc. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre v. 14 (núm. 2): 111-120. Moenkhausia loweae (Géry, 1992) Moenkhausia madeirae (Fowler, 1913) Moenkhausia margitae (Zarske & Géry, 2001)Zarske, A. & J. Géry 2001. Moenkhausia margitae sp. n. - eine neue Tetra-Art aus dem Stromgebiet des Rio Ucayali in Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden v. 51 (núm. 1): 5-14. Moenkhausia megalops (Eigenmann, 1907)Eigenmann, C. H. & Ogle, F. 1907. An annotated list of characin fishes in the United States National Museum and the Museum of Indiana University, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (núm. 1556): 1-36. Moenkhausia melogramma (Eigenmann, 1908) Moenkhausia metae (Eigenmann, 1922)Eigenmann, C. H. 1922. The fishes of western South America, Part I. The fresh-water fishes of northwestern South America, including Colombia, Panama, and the Pacific slopes of Ecuador and Peru, together with an appendix upon the fishes of the Rio Meta in Colombia. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (núm. 1): 1-346, Pls. 1-38. Moenkhausia miangi (Steindachner, 1915)Steindachner, F. 1915. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flussfische Südamerikas. V. Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 93: 15-106. Moenkhausia moisae (Gery, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995)Géry, J., Planquette, P. & Le Bail, P.-Y. 1995. Une espèce nouvelle de Moenkhausia de la Guyane (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Carchacidae), à écailles nombreuses. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpetologie v. 22 (núms. 3-4): 67-70. Moenkhausia naponis (Böhlke, 1958)Böhlke, J. E. 1958. Studies on fishes on the family Characidae.--Núm. 14. A report on several extensive recent collections from Ecuador. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 110: 1-121, Pls. 1-7. Moenkhausia newtoni (Travassos, 1964)Travassos, H. 1964. Sôbre alguns peixes do Estado do Pará, Brasil. An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. v. 36 (núm. 4): 539-548. Moenkhausia nigromarginata (Costa, 1994)Costa, W. J. E. M. 1994. Description of two new species of the genus Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the central Brazil. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 232 (núm. 1-2): 21-29. Moenkhausia ocoae (Fowler, 1943) Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864) Moenkhausia orteguasae (Fowler, 1943)Fowler, H. W. 1943. A collection of fresh-water fishes from Colombia, obtained chiefly by Brother Nicéforo Maria. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 95: 223-266. Moenkhausia ovalis (Günther, 1868)Günther, A. 1868. Diagnoses of some new freshwater fishes from Surinam and Brazil, in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (núm. 6): 475-481. Moenkhausia pankilopteryx (Bertaco & Lucinda, 2006)Bertaco, V. A. & P. H. F. Lucinda. 2006. Moenkhausia pankilopteryx, a new species from rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes, Characidae). Zootaxa Núm. 1120: 57-68. Moenkhausia petymbuaba (Lima & Birindelli, 2006)Lima, F. C. T. & J. L. O. Birindelli. 2006. Moenkhausia petymbuaba, a new species of characid from the Sierra do Cachimbo, Rio Xingu basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v, 17 (núm. 1): 53-58. Moenkhausia phaeonota (Fink, 1979)Fink, W. L. 1979. A new species of Moenkhausia from the Mato Grosso region of Brazil (Pisces: Characidae). Breviora Núm. 450: 1-12. Moenkhausia pittieri (Eigenmann, 1920)Eigenmann, C. H. 1920. The fishes of Lake Valencia, Caracas, and of the Rio Tuy at El Concejo, Venezuela. (Contrib. Zool. Lab. Ind. Univ. Núm. 170). Indiana University Studies v. 7 (núm. 44): 1-13. Moenkhausia pyrophthalma (Costa, 1994) Moenkhausia rara (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004)Zarske, A., J. Géry & I. J. H. Isbrücker. 2004. Moenkhausia rara sp. n. -- eine neue, bereits bestands-gefährdete Salmler-Art (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) aus Surinam und Französisch Guayana mit einer ergänzenden Beschreibung von M. simulata (Eigenmann in Pearson, 1924). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden v. 54: 19-30.New species - Moenkhausia rara Moenkhausia robertsi (Géry, 1964)Géry, J. 1964. Upper Amazonian characoid fishes collected by Mr. Jack Roberts. Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 13 (núm. 4, Dec.): 21-32, 53-67. Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907) Moenkhausia schultzi (Fernández-Yépez, 1950) Moenkhausia shideleri (Eigenmann, 1909) Moenkhausia simulata (Eigenmann, 1924)Pearson, N. E. 1924. The fishes of the eastern slope of the Andes. I. The fishes of the Rio Beni basin, Bolivia, collected by the Mulford expedition. Indiana University Studies v. 11 (núm. 64): 1-83, Pls. 1-12. Moenkhausia surinamensis (Géry, 1965)