Biology:Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus

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Short description: Species of killifish

Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Simpsonichthys
Species:
S. nigromaculatus
Binomial name
Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus
W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007

Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae.[1] It is found in the seasonal canals of the floodplains of the rio da Pratain in the rio Aporé drainage in the upper rio Paraná basin in Brazil. in South America. This species reaches a length of 2.6 cm (1.0 in). [2]

References

  1. Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus, a new miniature seasonal killifish from the upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinidontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(3):199-203.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5797163 entry