Basilichthys

Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

Basilichthys
B. microlepidotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Sorgentinini
Genus: Basilichthys
Girard, 1855
Type species
Atherina microlepidota
Jenyns, 1841[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Basilichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Basilichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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