Leptolebias opalescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Leptolebias |
| Species: | L. opalescens
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| Leptolebias opalescens Myers, 1942
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Leptolebias opalescens, also known as the opal pearlfish is a species of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae[2] endemic to Brazil.[3] This species was described as Cynolebias opalescens by George S. Myers in 1942 with the type locality given as the base of the Serra do Petrópolis, near Imbarié in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro.[4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leptopanchax opalescens (formerly as: Leptolebias opalescens)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T39299A147392445.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptolebias opalescens". FishBase.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|tear=ignored (help) - ^ a b Costa, W.J.E.M. (2016): Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (2): 125-140.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cynolebias opalescens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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