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Hypsolebias magnificus

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Hypsolebias magnificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Hypsolebias
Species:
H. magnificus
Binomial name
Hypsolebias magnificus
Synonyms

Cynolebias magnificus Costa & Brasil, 1991
Simpsonichthys magnificus (Costa & Brasil 1991)

Hypsolebias magnificus is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae native the Middle São Francisco River basin in Brazil. It grows to 5 cm (2.0 in) TL.[1]

It was formerly included in the genus Simpsonichthys but has been recently reclassified.[2][3]

H. magnificus female

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Simpsonichthys magnificus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. ^ "Killidata Online, Infoweb 12: Simpsonichthys revised and proposed split".
  3. ^ Costa, Wilson J. E. M.; Amorim, Pedro F.; Mattos, José Leonardo O. (2018-07-30). "Cryptic species diversity in the Hypsolebias magnificus complex, a clade of endangered seasonal killifishes from the São Francisco River basin, Brazilian Caatinga (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae)". ZooKeys (777): 141–158. doi:10.3897/zookeys.777.25058. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6079103. PMID 30100793.