TheMexican rivulus(Millerichthys robustus) is aspeciesofkillifishfrom thefamilyRivulidaewhich isendemictoMexicowhere it is found in thePapaloapanandCoatzacoalcos Riverbasins. This annualkillifishgrows to atotal lengthof 4 cm (1.6 in). It is the only known species in itsgenus,but its exacttaxonomicposition remains uncertain, as it has not been included in anyphylogeneticstudy.[2][3]This species wasdescribedby Robert Rush Miller and Carl Leavitt Hubbs asRivulus robustusin 1974,[4]it was reclassified in the monotypic genusMillerichthysin 1995, the generic name honouring Robert Rush Miller.[5]
| Mexican rivulus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Millerichthys W. J. E. M. Costa,1995 |
| Species: | M. robustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Millerichthys robustus (R. R. Miller&C. L. Hubbs,1974)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rivulus robustusMiller & Hubbs, 1974 | |
References
edit- ^Lyons, T.J. (2019)."Millerichthys robustus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T19736A2482411.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T19736A2482411.en.Retrieved19 November2021.
- ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Millerichthys robustus".FishBase.October 2012 version.
- ^Berois, N.; G. García; R.O. de Sá, eds. (2015).Annual Fishes: Life History Strategy, Diversity, and Evolution.CRC Press. p. 22.ISBN9781482299717.
- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Rivulus robustus".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved15 September2019.
- ^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (20 March 2024)."Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE".The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database.v. 16.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.Retrieved10 April2024.
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