Biology:Mexican rivulus

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Short description: Species of fish

Mexican rivulus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Millerichthys
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1995
Species:
M. robustus
Binomial name
Millerichthys robustus
(R. R. Miller & C. L. Hubbs, 1974)
Synonyms

Rivulus robustus Miller & Hubbs, 1974

The Mexican rivulus (Millerichthys robustus) is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae which is endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Papaloapan and Coatzacoalcos River basins. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 4 cm (1.6 in). It is the only known species in its genus, but its exact taxonomic position remains uncertain, as it has not been included in any phylogenetic study.[2][3] This species was described by Robert Rush Miller and Carl Leavitt Hubbs as Rivulus robustus in 1974,[4] it was reclassified in the monotypic genus Millerichthys in 1995, the generic name honouring Robert Rush Miller.[5]

References

  1. Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Millerichthys robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T19736A2482411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T19736A2482411.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19736/2482411. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Millerichthys robustus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. Annual Fishes: Life History Strategy, Diversity, and Evolution. CRC Press. 2015. p. 22. ISBN 9781482299717. 
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Rivulus robustus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=13648. 
  5. "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 31 May 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/. Retrieved 15 September 2019. 

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