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Llanolebias

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Llanolebias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Llanolebias
Hrbek & Taphorn, 2008
Species:
L. stellifer
Binomial name
Llanolebias stellifer
Synonyms[1]
  • Rachovia stellifer Thomerson & Turner, 1973
  • Rivulus stellifer Thomerson & Turner, 1973

Llanolebias stellifer is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to the Llanos, a part of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela, where it lives in shallow temporary waters (like ponds) in forests. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[1][2] It is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Rachovia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Llanolebias stellifer". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  2. ^ a b Hrbek, T.; D.C. Taphorn (2008). "Description of a new annual rivulid killifish genus from Venezuela". Zootaxa. 1734: 27–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.181425.