Llanolebias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: |
Llanolebias Hrbek & Taphorn, 2008 |
Species: | L. stellifer
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Binomial name | |
Llanolebias stellifer (
Thomerson &
B. J. Turner, 1973)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Llanolebias stellifer is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to the Llanos, a part of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela, where it lives in shallow temporary waters (like ponds) in forests. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [1] [2] It is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Rachovia. [2]
Llanolebias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: |
Llanolebias Hrbek & Taphorn, 2008 |
Species: | L. stellifer
|
Binomial name | |
Llanolebias stellifer (
Thomerson &
B. J. Turner, 1973)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Llanolebias stellifer is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to the Llanos, a part of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela, where it lives in shallow temporary waters (like ponds) in forests. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [1] [2] It is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Rachovia. [2]