Melanorivulus
| Melanorivulus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Melanorivulus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Rivulus punctatus Boulenger, 1895 | |
Melanorivulus is a disputed genus of rivulines native to South America. It was first elevated to genus status in 2011 by W. J. E. M. Costa;[1] however, subsequent work in 2012 by J.H. Huber suggests that this grouping is merely a subgenus of Rivulus.[2]
Species
There are currently 41 recognized species in this genus/subgenus:
- Melanorivulus apiamici W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Melanorivulus atlanticus W. J. E. M. Costa, Bragança & Ottoni, 2015 [3]
- Melanorivulus bororo W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
- Melanorivulus crixas W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus cyanopterus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus dapazi W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus decoratus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Melanorivulus egens W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus faucireticulatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
- Melanorivulus giarettai W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
- Melanorivulus illuminatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus imperatrizensis D. T. B. Nielsen & C. S. Pinto, 2015 [4]
- Melanorivulus jalapensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2010
- Melanorivulus javahe W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus karaja W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus kayabi W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
- Melanorivulus kayapo W. J. E. M. Costa, 2006
- Melanorivulus kunzei W. J. E. M. Costa, 2012 [5]
- Melanorivulus leali W. J. E. M. Costa, 2013 [6]
- Melanorivulus litteratus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus megaroni W. J. E. M. Costa, 2010
- Melanorivulus modestus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
- Melanorivulus paracatuensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2003
- Melanorivulus paresi W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
- Melanorivulus parnaibensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2003
- Melanorivulus pictus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Melanorivulus pindorama W. J. E. M. Costa, 2012 [7]
- Melanorivulus pinima W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Melanorivulus planaltinus W. J. E. M. Costa & G. C. Brasil, 2008
- Melanorivulus punctatus Boulenger, 1895
- Melanorivulus rossoi W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus rubromarginatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus rubroreticulatus W. J. E. M. Costa, Amorim & Bragança, 2014 [8]
- Melanorivulus rutilicaudus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus salmonicaudus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
- Melanorivulus scalaris W. J. E. M. Costa, 2005
- Melanorivulus schuncki W. J. E. M. Costa & De Luca, 2011
- Melanorivulus ubirajarai W. J. E. M. Costa, 2012 [5]
- Melanorivulus violaceus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
- Melanorivulus vittatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
- Melanorivulus zygonectes G. S. Myers, 1927
References
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M., 2011. Phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). *Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters* 22 (3): 233-249.
- ↑ W. J. E. M. Costa
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M., Bragança, P.H.N. & Ottoni, F.P. (2015). "A new miniature killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology 65 (1): 31–35.
- ↑ Nielsen, D.T.B. & Pinto, C.S. (2015): Melanorivulus imperatrizensis, a new species of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (3): 136-143.
- 1 2 Costa, W.J.E.M. (2012): Two new species of Melanorivulus from the Caiapós hill, upper Araguaia river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 211-218.
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2013): A new killifish of the genus Melanorivulus from the upper Paraná river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 277-281.
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2012): Melanorivulus pindorama, a new killifish from the Tocantins River drainage, central Brazilian Cerrado (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 57-61.
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M., Amorim, P.F. & Bragança, P.H.N. (2014): A new miniature killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Xingu river drainage, Brazilian Amazon. Vertebrate Zoology, 64 (2): 193-197.
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