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Basilichthys

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Basilichthys
B. microlepidotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Sorgentinini
Genus: Basilichthys
Girard, 1855
Type species
Atherina microlepidota
Jenyns, 1841[1]

Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Basilichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Basilichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.