Biology:Austrolebias arachan

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Austrolebias arachan
Austrolebias arachan.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Austrolebias
Species:
A. arachan
Binomial name
Austrolebias arachan
Loureiro, Duarte & Zarucki, 2004
Austrolebias arachan - distribución.jpg
Distribution of Austrolebias arachan (red)

Austrolebias arachan is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae.[1] It has only been recorded from Uruguay.[1] This species was described in 2004 with the type locality given as a pond in Cerro Largo province,[2] the specific name being a reference the natives of that province, the Arachán.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Austrolebias arachan" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Austrolebias arachan". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=67977. 
  3. "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 5 September 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/. Retrieved 10 September 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5540485 entry