Austrolebias arachan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Austrolebias |
Species: | A. arachan |
Binomial name | |
Austrolebias arachan Loureiro, Azpelicueta & G. B. García, 2004 | |
Distribution of Austrolebias arachan (red) |
Austrolebias arachan is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae. It has only been recorded in Uruguay. This species was described in 2004 with the type locality given as a pond in Cerro Largo province.
Etymology
The specific name being a reference the natives of that province, the Arachán.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Austrolebias arachan". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrolebias arachan". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (5 September 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Austrolebias arachan |
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