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Laimosemion
Laimosemion xiphidius
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Laimosemion

Huber, 1999
Type species
Rivulus geayi
Vaillant, 1899
Synonyms

Owiyeye Costa, 2006

Laimosemion is a genus of fish in the family Aplocheilidae formerly included in Rivulus but separated by W. J. E. M. Costa in 2011. Subsequent work done in 2012 by J. H. Huber suggests that this group is simply a subgenus of Rivulus. [1]

Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Huber J.H. (2012): Reappraisal of the Phylogeny of Rivulus and its Allied Focused on External Characters. Killi-Data Series, 2012: 9-25.
  2. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. & Bragança, P.H.N. (2013): A new miniature killifish of the genus Laimosemion, subgenus Owiyeye, from the Negro river drainage, Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (1): 93-96.
  3. ^ Valdesalici, S. (2016): Laimosemion leticia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a new species from the upper Rio Amazonas, Southern Colombia. Zootaxa, 4085 (2): 279–284.
  4. ^ Valdesalici, S. & Gil, J.R.G. (2015): Laimosemion mabura, a new killifish from the Essequibo River drainage, Guyana (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (4): 166-171.
  5. ^ Vermeulen, F.B.M., Suijker, W.H. & Collier, G.E. (2012): Laimosemion paryagi (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae), a new species from the upper Mazaruni river drainage of Western Guyana. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (4): 181-190.
  6. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. & Lazzarotto, H. (2014): Laimosemion ubim, a new miniature killifish from the Brazilian Amazon (Teleostei: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (4): 371-389.