Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus

Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae.[1] It is found in the seasonal canals of the floodplains of the rio da Pratain in the rio Aporé drainage in the upper rio Paraná basin in Brazil. in South America. This species reaches a length of 2.6 cm (1.0 in). [2]

Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Simpsonichthys
Species:
S. nigromaculatus
Binomial name
Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus

References

  1. Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus, a new miniature seasonal killifish from the upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinidontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(3):199-203.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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