Brachyrhaphis
| Brachyrhaphis | |
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| B. rhabdophora - Male (top) & Female (bottom) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913 |
Brachyrhaphis is a genus of poeciliids native to freshwater habitats in Central America. Most are restricted to Panama and Costa Rica, but B. holdridgei also occurs in Nicaragua and B. hartwegi is from Mexico and Guatemala. A recent phylogenetic analysis has suggested that Brachyrhaphis may not be of a monophyletic group.[1]
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
- Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)
- Brachyrhaphis hartwegi D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1963 (Soconusco gambusia)
- Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 2001
- Brachyrhaphis holdridgei W. A. Bussing, 1967
- Brachyrhaphis olomina (Meek, 1914)
- Brachyrhaphis parismina (Meek, 1912)
- Brachyrhaphis punctifer (C. L. Hubbs, 1926)
- Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908)
- Brachyrhaphis roseni W. A. Bussing, 1988
- Brachyrhaphis roswithae M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 1998
- Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907)
References
- ↑ Ingley, Spencer J.; Reina, Ruth G.; Bermingham, Eldredge; Johnson, Jerald B. (2015-08-01). "Phylogenetic analyses provide insights into the historical biogeography and evolution of Brachyrhaphis fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 89: 104–114. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Brachyrhaphis in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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