Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis
| Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Ophthalmolebias W. J. E. M. Costa, 2006 |
| Species: | O. ilheusensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis (W. J. E. M. Costa & S. M. Q. Lima, 2010) | |
Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis is a species of rivuline endemic to Brazil where it is only known from river floodplains near Ilhéus. Formerly a sub-genus of Simpsonichthys, this genus has been elevated to a full genus with only this species currently being recognized as belonging to it.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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