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]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Micromoema W. J. E. M. Costa,1998 |
Species: | M. xiphophora
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Micromoema xiphophora | |
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References
edit- ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Micromoema xiphophora".FishBase.October 2012 version.