Kryptolebiasis agenusofkillifishin thefamilyRivulidaemostly native to warm parts of South America but with one species (K. marmoratus) found north through the Caribbean region to theGulf Coast states of the United States.They are small fish, up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) intotal length.[2]They are non-annualkillifish.[3]The genus was originally namedCryptolebiasbut this name was pre-occupied by a genus of fossil fish.[1]
| Kryptolebias | |
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| Mangrove rivulus(K. marmoratus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Kryptolebias W. J. E. M. Costa,2004 |
| Type species | |
| Fundulus brasiliensis Valenciennes, 1821[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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CryptolebiasCosta, 2004[1] | |
Species
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There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Kryptolebias brasiliensisValenciennes,1821
- Kryptolebias campelloiW. J. E. M. Costa,1990
- Kryptolebias caudomarginatusSeegers,1984
- Kryptolebias gracilisW. J. E. M. Costa,2007
- Kryptolebias hermaphroditusW. J. E. M. Costa,2011
- Kryptolebias marmoratusPoey,1880(Mangrove rivulus)
- Kryptolebias ocellatusR. F. Hensel,1868
- Kryptolebias sepiaVermeulen&Hrbek,2005
References
edit- ^abcEschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Kryptolebias".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved12 September2019.
- ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusKryptolebias".FishBase.October 2018 version.
- ^Berois, N.; G. García; R.O. de Sá, eds. (2015).Annual Fishes: Life History Strategy, Diversity, and Evolution.CRC Press. p. 16.ISBN9781482299717.
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