Biology:Rachovia
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Rachovia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Rachovia G. S. Myers, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Rivulus brevis Regan, 1912[1]
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Rachovia is a genus of killifish from the family Rivulidae the species of which are endemic to the Orinoco, Maracaibo and Magdalena basins in Colombia and Venezuela, where they live in small temporary waters like ponds.[2][3] They are small annual killifish that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in total length.[2] The name of this genus honours the German aquarist Arthur Rachow (1884–1960) who sent fish specimens to George S. Myers.[4]
Species
Rachovia formerly included Llanolebias, but these are now regarded as separate genera.[5] Rachovia and Austrofundulus are closely related,[6] and it has been suggested that the latter should be merged into the former.[7]
There are currently four recognized species of Rachovia:[2]
- Rachovia brevis (Regan, 1912)
- Rachovia hummelincki de Beaufort, 1940
- Rachovia maculipinnis (Radda, 1964)
- Rachovia pyropunctata Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Rachovia". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7129.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Rachovia in FishBase. November 2018 version.
- ↑ "Rachovia (G. S. Myers, 1927)". killifische.info. https://www.killifische.info/south-america/saa-south-america-annual-killifish/rachovia/. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 5 September 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes2/. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ Hrbek, T.; D.C. Taphorn (2008). "Description of a new annual rivulid killifish genus from Venezuela". Zootaxa 1734: 27–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.181425.
- ↑ Hrbek, Y.; D.C. Taphorn; J.E. Thomerson (2005). "Molecular phylogeny of Austrofundulus Myers (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with revision of the genus and the description of four new species". Zootaxa 825: 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.825.1.1.
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014). "Phylogeny and evolutionary radiation in seasonal rachovine killifishes: biogeographical and taxonomical implications". Vertebrate Zoology 64 (2): 177–192. doi:10.3897/vz.64.e31478.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753543 entry
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