Leptopanchax
Leptopanchax | |
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A) L. sanguineus B) L. splendens C) L. aureoguttatus D) L. itanhaensis E) L. citrinipinnis F) L. opalescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Leptopanchax , 2016[1] |
Type species | |
Cynolebias citrinipinnis Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988
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Leptopanchax is a genus of small fish, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, in the family Rivulidae.[2] They are found in southeastern Brazil from Paraná to Rio de Janeiro.[1][3] Depending on the exact species, they inhabit small seasonal channels in the Atlantic rainforest or temporary pools in open habitats.[3] Several Leptopanchax species are very rare and is possibly extinct.[4]
Species[]
The species in Leptopanchax were formerly included in Leptolebias, but this makes the latter genus paraphyletic,[1] although they are still placed in that genus by Fishbase.[5]
There are currently 6 recognized species in Leptopanchax:[1][4][2]
- (da Cruz, 1974)
- (, & , 1988)
- (, 2008)
- Leptopanchax opalescens (G. S. Myers, 1942)
- , 2019 – possibly extinct
- Leptopanchax splendens (G. S. Myers, 1942)
References[]
- ^ a b c d Costa, W.J.E.M. (2016): Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (2): 125-140.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leptopanchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Leptopanchax (Costa 2016)". killifische.info. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Costa, W.J.E.M. (2019). "Description of a new species of cynopoeciline killifish (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), possibly extinct, from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil". ZooKeys. 867: 73–85. doi:10.3897/zookeys.867.34034.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Leptolebias in FishBase. Aprilyear=2019 2006 version.
Categories:
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs
- Rivulidae
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Fish of South America
- Freshwater fish genera
- Endemic fauna of Brazil