Biology:Leptolebias opalescens
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Leptolebias |
| Species: | L. opalescens
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| Leptolebias opalescens Myers, 1942
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Leptolebias opalescens, also known as the opal pearlfish, annual tropical killifish or opalescent pearlfish, is a species of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae[2] endemic to Brazil .[3] This species was described as Cynolebias opalescens by George S. Myers in 1942 with the type locality given as the base of the Serra do Petrópolis, near Imbarié in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro.[4]
References
- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leptopanchax opalescens (formerly as: Leptolebias opalescens)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T39299A147392445. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39299/147392445.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Leptolebias opalescens" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Cynolebias opalescens". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=32200.
Wikidata ☰ Q1940576 entry
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