Spectrolebiasis agenusof killifish in thefamilyRivulidae.These annualkillifishareendemicto seasonal waters (like pools) in theParaguay,TocantinsAraguaia,XinguandMamoréGrandebasins in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.[2][3][4]Each species generally has a small distribution and some are seriously threatened byhabitat loss;the entire known range ofS. reticulatusis in the area flooded by theBelo Monte Dam.[5]

Spectrolebias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Spectrolebias
W. J. E. M. Costa&D. T. B. Nielsen,1997
Type species
Spectrolebias semiocellatus
Costa & Nielsen, 1997[1]

They are small fish, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) intotal length.[6]As typical of killifish, males are more colorful than females.[2][3][4]

Species

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Spectrolebiaswas formerly regarded as a subgenus ofSimpsonichthys.[7][8][9]Although this split is generally accepted, ageneticstudy indicates thatSpectrolebiasis notmonophyletic.[10]

There are currently 9 recognized species inSpectrolebias:[6]

References

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  1. ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Spectrolebias".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved16 September2019.
  2. ^abcNielsen, D.T.B. & Pillet, D. (2015):Spectrolebias bellidoi,a new annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae) from the upper Río Grande basin, Amazon basin, Bolivia.aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (4): 180-187.
  3. ^abcNielsen, D.T.B. (2013)."Spectrolebias brousseaui(Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae), a new annual fish from the upper río Mamoré basin, Bolivia ".Neotropical Ichthyology.11(1): 81–84.doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000100009.
  4. ^abcNielsen, D.T.B. & Brousseau, R. (2013):Spectrolebias pilleti,a new annual Killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae) from the upper río Mamoré basin, Bolivia.aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 115-122.
  5. ^Nielsen, D.T.B.; M. Martins; R. Britzke (2014). "Description of a new species of annual fish, Maratecoara gesmonei (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Xingu system, Amazon basin, Brazil".Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology.20(2): 87–96.
  6. ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusSpectrolebias".FishBase.November 2018 version.
  7. ^Costa, W.J.E.M. (2010). "Historical biogeography of cynolebiasine annual killifishes inferred from dispersal–vicariance analysis".Journal of Biogeography.37(10): no.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02339.x.S2CID86190659.
  8. ^Costa, W.J.E.M. (2016)."Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids".Vertebrate Zoology.66(2): 125–140.doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31538.
  9. ^Loureiro, M.; R. De Sá; S.W. Serra; F. Alonso; L.E.K. Lanés; M.V. Volcan; P. Calviño; D. Nielsen; A. Duarte; G. Garcia (2018)."Review of the family Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheiloidei) and a molecular and morphological phylogeny of the annual fish genus Austrolebias Costa 1998".Neotropical Ichthyology.16(3): e180007.doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20180007.hdl:20.500.12008/26301.
  10. ^Ponzetto, J.M.; R. Britzke; D.T.B. Nielsen; P.P. Parise-Maltempi; A.L. Alves (2016). "Phylogenetic relationships of Simpsonichthys subgenera (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), including a proposal for a new genus".Zoologica Scripta.45(4): 394–406.doi:10.1111/zsc.12159.S2CID86027315.