Gnatholebias zonatus

Gnatholebias zonatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Gnatholebias
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1998
Species: G. zonatus
Binomial name
Gnatholebias zonatus
G. S. Myers, 1935

Gnatholebias zonatus is a species of rivuline endemic to the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela where it is found in open waters exposed to sunlight. This species grows to a length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It is found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus when the genus is considered separate from Pterolebias in which it is placed by some authors.

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