Thesaberfin killie(Terranatos dolichopterus) is aspeciesofkillifishfrom thefamilyRivulidaeendemicto theOrinoco Riverbasin ofVenezuela.This annual killifish grows to 4 cm (1.6 in) intotal length.This species is the only known member of itsgenus.This species is also found in theaquariumtrade.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Terranatos Taphorn&Thomerson,1978 |
Species: | T. dolichopterus
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Binomial name | |
Terranatos dolichopterus (S. H. Weitzman&Wourms,1967)
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References
edit- ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Terranatos dolichopterus".FishBase.October 2012 version.