Micromoema xiphophorais aspeciesofkillifishfrom thefamilyRivulidaeendemicto theOrinoco Riverbasin inVenezuelawhere it is found in small pools in the forest. This annualkillifishgrows to atotal lengthof 6 cm (2.4 in). This species is the only known member of itsgenus.[1]

Micromoema
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Micromoema
W. J. E. M. Costa,1998
Species:
M. xiphophora
Binomial name
Micromoema xiphophora
Synonyms
  • Pterolebias xiphophorusThomerson & Taphorn, 1992
  • Micromoema xiphophorus(Thomerson & Taphorn, 1992)

References

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  1. ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Micromoema xiphophora".FishBase.October 2012 version.