Nematolebias whitei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

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: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Nematolebias
Species: Nematolebias whitei

Name

Nematolebias whitei Myers, 1942

Synonyms

• Cynolebias whitei Myers, 1942
• Pterolebias elegans Ladiges, 1958
• Cynolebias elegans (Ladiges, 1958)
• Leptolebias elegans (Ladiges, 1958)

Homonyms: Cynolebias elegans Costa, 2017

Distribution

South America

• Brazil
  • Laguna de Araruama basin, Das Ostras River basin, coastal plains adjacent to the mouth of São João River

Conservation status: Not Evaluated (IUCN)

References

• Myers G.S. 1942. Studies on South American fresh-water fishes. I. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4): 89–114.
• Ladiges, W. 1958. Bemerkungen zu einigen Neuimporten. Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) 11(7): 203–204.

Vernacular names

English: Rio pearlfish