Fluviphylax

Fluviphylax is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.

Fluviphylax
Fluviphylax sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Fluviphylacini
Roberts, 1970[1]
Genus: Fluviphylax
Whitley, 1965
Type species
Potamophylax pygmaeus
Myers & Carvalho, 1955[1]

Species

Five recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]

  • Fluviphylax obscurus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
  • Fluviphylax palikur W. J. E. M. Costa & Le Bail, 1999
  • Fluviphylax pygmaeus (G. S. Myers & J. de P. Carvalho, 1955)
  • Fluviphylax simplex W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
  • Fluviphylax zonatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Fluviphylax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fluviphylax in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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