Jupiaba pirana Zanata, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Jupiaba pirana Zanata, 1997
- Name authority
- Zanata, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Jupiaba
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyJupiabinae Benine & Ota, 2024
- genusJupiaba Zanata, 1997
- speciesJupiaba pirana Zanata, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Jupiaba. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiaba yarina Zanata, 1997 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba atypindi Zanata, 1997 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba citrina Zanata & Ohara, 2009 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba apenima Zanata, 1997 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba acanthogaster (Eigenmann, 1911) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba kurua Birindelli, Zanata, Sousa & Netto-Ferreira, 2009 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba essequibensis (Eigenmann, 1909) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba poekotero Zanata & Lima, 2005 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba ocellata (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba mucronata (Eigenmann, 1909) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba paranatinga Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jupiaba ajuricaba (Marinho & Lima, 2009) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Zanata, A. M. (1997). Jupiaba, um novo gênero de Tetragonopterinae com osso pélvico em forma de espinho (Characidae, Characiformes). Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre), 83: 99–136. [In Portuguese, English summary. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6NHQ6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.