Fluviphylax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Procatopodinae
Genus: Fluviphylax
Species: F. obscurus – F. palikur – F. pygmaeus – F. simplex – F. zonatus

Name

Fluviphylax Whitley, 1965

Gender: masculine

Type species: Potamophylax pygmaeus Myers & Carvalho, 1955. Type by being a replacement name for Potamophylax Myers & Carvalho 1955, preoccupied by Potamophylax Wallengren 1891 in Trichoptera.

References

Whitley, G.P. (1965) Some fish genera scrutinized. Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales: 25–26. BHL Reference page.

Links

Fluviphylax – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Südamerikanische Leuchtaugenfische

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