Basilichthys

Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderAtheriniformes
FamilyAtherinopsidae

Habitatfreshwater

Conservationvulnerable

Observations33

Observations recorded1,187

Vissen Basilichthys is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de koornaarvissen (Atherinopsidae). Soorten Basilichthys archaeus Cope, 1878 Basilichthys australis Eigenmann, 1928 Basilichthys microlepidotus Jenyns, 1841 Basilichthys semotilus Cope, 1874

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taxon name: Basilichthys

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Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878) Basilichthys australis C. H. Eigenmann, 1928 Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841) Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)