Biology:Leptopanchax

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Leptopanchax
Leptopanchax (10.3897-zookeys.867.34034) Figure 2.jpg
A) L. sanguineus B) L. splendens C) L. aureoguttatus D) L. itanhaensis E) L. citrinipinnis F) L. opalescens
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Leptopanchax
W. J. E. M. Costa, 2016[1]
Type species
Cynolebias citrinipinnis
Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988

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 L. sanguineus 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]

  • Leptopanchax aureoguttatus (da Cruz, 1974)
  • Leptopanchax citrinipinnis (W. J. E. M. Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988)
  • Leptopanchax itanhaensis (W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008)
  • Leptopanchax opalescens (G. S. Myers, 1942)
  • Leptopanchax sanguineus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2019 – possibly extinct
  • Leptopanchax splendens (G. S. Myers, 1942)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28432096 entry