''Papiliolebias'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Rivulidae
The Rivulidae are a family of killifishes in the order Cyprinodontiformes. They are commonly known as rivulids, South American killifish or New World killifish. The latter names are slightly misleading, however, as they are neither restricted to ...
. These annual
killifish
A killifish is any of various oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodontiform fish (including families Aplocheilidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Profundulidae and Valenciidae). All together, there are 1,270 species of killifish, the biggest famil ...
are
endemic
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to seasonal pools in the
Paraguay
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and upper
Madeira
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river basins in northwestern Argentina, central and southeastern Bolivia, and western Paraguay.
[Nielsen, D.T.B. & Brousseau, R. (2014)]
Description of a new annual fish, ''Papiliolebias ashleyae'' (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper Rio Mamoré basin, Bolivia.
''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (1): 53-59.''[Valdesalici, S. & Brousseau, R. (2014)]
A new ''Papiliolebias'' species (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Bolivian Amazon.
''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 117-122.''[Valdesalici, S., Nielsen, D.T.B., Brousseau, R. & Phunkner, J. (2016): ''Papiliolebias habluetzeli'' (Cyprinodontiformes: Cynolebiidae) a new miniature annual fish from the upper Rio Mamoré, Bolivia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (4): 155-164.'']
They are small fish, up to in
total length
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Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...
.
As typical of killifish, males are more colorful than females.
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Species
''Papiliolebias'' and the closely related ''Maratecoara
''Maratecoara'' is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to seasonal pools, swamps and lagoons in the upper Araguaia–Tocantins and middle Xingu river basins in Brazil. Most are from savanna regions, ...
'', '' Pituna'', '' Plesiolebias'' and '' Stenolebias'' form a clade, Plesiolebiasini.[
* '' Papiliolebias ashleyae'' D. T. B. Nielsen & ]Brousseau Brousseau is a French surname. It can refer to the following people:
* Alfred Brousseau (1907 – 1988), American educator, photographer and mathematician
* Caleb Brousseau (born 1988), Canadian para-alpine skier
* Gino Brousseau (born 1966), Canad ...
, 2014[
* '' Papiliolebias bitteri'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989)
* '' Papiliolebias francescae'' Valdesalici & ]Brousseau Brousseau is a French surname. It can refer to the following people:
* Alfred Brousseau (1907 – 1988), American educator, photographer and mathematician
* Caleb Brousseau (born 1988), Canadian para-alpine skier
* Gino Brousseau (born 1966), Canad ...
, 2014[
* '' Papiliolebias habluetzeli'' Valdesalici, D. T. B. Nielsen, ]Brousseau Brousseau is a French surname. It can refer to the following people:
* Alfred Brousseau (1907 – 1988), American educator, photographer and mathematician
* Caleb Brousseau (born 1988), Canadian para-alpine skier
* Gino Brousseau (born 1966), Canad ...
& Phunkner, 2016[
* '' Papiliolebias hatinne'' Azpelicueta, Butí & G. B. García, 2009
]
References
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Rivulidae
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish genera