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Pterolebias

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Pterolebias is a genus of killifish from the family Rivulidae which are native to temporary swamps and ponds in South America. It includes two groups, which sometimes are regarded as separate genera: Pterolebias (sensu stricto) from the southern Amazon and Paraguay (including the Pantanal) river basins, and Gnatholebias from the Orinoco (including the Llanos) river basin.

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Vinony's link graph records 4 inbound references to Pterolebias, and connects out to Animalia, Chordata and Wikidata.

It is catalogued under topics including Freshwater fish genera, Rivulidae and Taxa named by Samuel Garman.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCyprinodontiformes
  5. FamilyRivulidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded380

Pterolebias is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de killivisjes (Rivulidae).

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Specimen records
21
With media
1
Family
Rivulidae
Collections
KU, ANSP, ROM, MNHN, USNM, FMNH
Recorded in
Peru, Paraguay, Bolivie, Venezuela, Inconnu

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cyprinodontiformes
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taxon name
Pterolebias
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Pterolebias
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Pterolebias is a genus of killifish from the family Rivulidae which are native to temporary swamps and ponds in South America. It includes two groups, which sometimes are regarded as separate genera: Pterolebias (sensu stricto) from the southern Amazon and Paraguay (including the Pantanal) river basins, and Gnatholebias from the Orinoco (including the Llanos) river basin.

Depending on the exact species, these annual killifish reach up to in total length.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pterolebias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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