Atlantirivulus

Atlantirivulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Atlantirivulus
W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
Type species
Rivulus santensis
Köhler, 1906

Atlantirivulus is a disputed genus of rivuline fishes endemic to Brazil.[1] The most recent work suggests that it is a subgenus of the closely related genus Rivulus. [2]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus/subgenus:[3]

References

  1. Costa, W. J. E. M., 2011. Phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 22 (no. 3): 233-249.
  2. Huber J.H., 2012. Reappraisal of the Phylogeny of Rivulus and its Allied Focused on External Characters.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014): Four new species of the genus Atlantirivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Vertebrate Zoology, 64 (1): 9–21.


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