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Mexican rivulus

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Species of fish

Mexican rivulus
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Millerichthys
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1995
Species: M. robustus
Binomial name
Millerichthys robustus
(R. R. Miller & C. L. Hubbs, 1974)
Synonyms

Rivulus robustus Miller & Hubbs, 1974

The Mexican rivulus (Millerichthys robustus) is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae which is endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Papaloapan and Coatzacoalcos River basins. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 4 cm (1.6 in). It is the only known species in its genus, but its exact taxonomic position remains uncertain, as it has not been included in any phylogenetic study. This species was described by Robert Rush Miller and Carl Leavitt Hubbs as Rivulus robustus in 1974, it was reclassified in the monotypic genus Millerichthys in 1995, the generic name honouring Robert Rush Miller.

References

  1. Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Millerichthys robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19736A2482411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T19736A2482411.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Millerichthys robustus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. Berois, N.; G. García; R.O. de Sá, eds. (2015). Annual Fishes: Life History Strategy, Diversity, and Evolution. CRC Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781482299717.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rivulus robustus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (20 March 2024). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 16.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Millerichthys robustus
Rivulus robustus


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