Prorivulus auriferusis agenusoffishin thefamilyRivulidae.It is only known from a small freshwater creek near the coast in theValença, Bahiaregion in Brazil. This species is the only known member of itsgenus.[1][2]This smallkillifishis up to about 3 cm (1.2 in) instandard length.Males are overall yellowish, while the smaller females are duller in color.[1]
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Prorivulus W. J. E. M. Costa,S. M. Q. Lima&Suzart,2004 |
| Species: | P. auriferus
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| Prorivulus auriferus | |
References
edit- ^abCosta, W.J.E.M. (2004). "A new killifish genus and species from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)".Zootaxa.642:1–10.doi:10.11646/zootaxa.642.1.1.
- ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Prorivulus auriferus".FishBase.October 2018 version.
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