Saberfin killie
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Terranatos Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978 |
Species: | T. dolichopterus
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Binomial name | |
Terranatos dolichopterus (S. H. Weitzman & Wourms, 1967)
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The saberfin killie (Terranatos dolichopterus) is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae endemic to the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela. This annual killifish grows to 4 cm (1.6 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Terranatos dolichopterus". FishBase. October 2012 version.