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| '''''Brachyrhaphis roseni''''', commonly known as the '''cardinal brachy''', is a ] fish from ].<ref name="Bussing">{{cite book|first=William A.|last=Bussing|author-link=William Bussing|year=1998|title=Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica|publisher=Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica|isbn=9977674892|pages=207}}</ref> | '''''Brachyrhaphis roseni''''', commonly known as the '''cardinal brachy''', is a ] fish from ].<ref name="Bussing">{{cite book|first=William A.|last=Bussing|author-link=William Bussing|year=1998|title=Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica|publisher=Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica|isbn=9977674892|pages=207|url=https://books.google.si/books?id=MQPxkdRtaW0C&pg=PA5&dq=%22brachyrhaphis+roseni%22&hl=bs&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZtdmKt7yKAxUNGRAIHXkCLVgQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=%22brachyrhaphis%20roseni%22&f=false}}</ref> | ||
| ''B. roseni'' has a slightly arched body and twelve dark vertical stripes, which are normally more prominent in males. The ] is half orange with a dark margin. The ] has an orange edge; in males there is also a dark band before the edge. There are commonly dark stripes near the base of the fin. The ] is yellowish with a dark blotch. ''B. roseni'' is similar to the related species '']''.<ref name="Bussing"/> | |||
| ''B. roseni'' lives on the surface or in the midwaters of stagnant and slow to moderately fast flowing waters. Its habitats are between 20 and 100 m ].<ref name="Bussing"/> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Species of livebearer fish
| Cardinal brachy | |
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| Male (top) and female (bottom) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Brachyrhaphis |
| Species: | B. roseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988 | |
Brachyrhaphis roseni, commonly known as the cardinal brachy, is a poeciliid fish from Costa Rica.
B. roseni has a slightly arched body and twelve dark vertical stripes, which are normally more prominent in males. The dorsal fin is half orange with a dark margin. The caudal fin has an orange edge; in males there is also a dark band before the edge. There are commonly dark stripes near the base of the fin. The anal fin is yellowish with a dark blotch. B. roseni is similar to the related species B. rhabdophora.
B. roseni lives on the surface or in the midwaters of stagnant and slow to moderately fast flowing waters. Its habitats are between 20 and 100 m above sea level.
References
- Angulo, A.; Lyons, T.J. (2020). "Brachyrhaphis roseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T164691405A164691531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T164691405A164691531.en. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Bussing, William A. (1998). Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica. Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. p. 207. ISBN 9977674892.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Brachyrhaphis roseni | |