Biology:Fluviphylax
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Fluviphylax | |
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| Fluviphylax sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Fluviphylacini Roberts, 1970[1] |
| Genus: | Fluviphylax Whitley, 1965 |
| Type species | |
| Potamophylax pygmaeus Myers & Carvalho, 1955[1]
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Fluviphylax is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]
- Fluviphylax obscurus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
- Fluviphylax palikur W. J. E. M. Costa & Le Bail, 1999
- Fluviphylax pygmaeus (G. S. Myers & J. de P. Carvalho, 1955)
- Fluviphylax simplex W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
- Fluviphylax zonatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Fluviphylax". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3149.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fluviphylax in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3544659 entry
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