Terranatos dolichopterus

Terranatos dolichopterus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Terranatos
Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978
Species: T. dolichopterus
Binomial name
Terranatos dolichopterus
(S. H. Weitzman & Wourms, 1967)

Terranatos dolichopterus, the saberfin killifish, is a species of rivuline endemic to the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. This species grows to 4 cm (1.6 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.

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