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Melanorivulus
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Melanorivulus

Type species
Rivulus punctatus
Boulenger, 1895

Melanorivulus is a genus of rivulines native to South America. It was first elevated to genus status in 2011 by W. J. E. M. Costa.[1] However, subsequent work in 2012 by J. H. Huber suggests that this grouping is merely a subgenus of Rivulus.[2]

Species

There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2011): Phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 233-249.
  2. ^ Huber, J.H. (2012): Reappraisal of the Phylogeny of Rivulus and its Allied focused on External Characters. Killi-Data Series, 2012: 9-25.
  3. ^ a b Nielsen, D.T.B., Neves, P.A.B.A., Ywamoto, E.V. & Passos, M.d.A. (2016): Melanorivulus polychromus, a new species of killifish from the rio São José dos Dourados drainage, middle rio Paraná basin, southwestern Brazil, with a redescription of Melanorivulus apiamici (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (2): 79-88.
  4. ^ "A new miniature killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology,. 65 (1): 31–35. 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ Nielsen, D.T.B. & Pinto, C.S. (2015): Melanorivulus imperatrizensis, a new species of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (3): 136-143.
  6. ^ a b Costa, W.J.E.M. (2012): Two new species of Melanorivulus from the Caiapós hill, upper Araguaia river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 211-218.
  7. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2013): A new killifish of the genus Melanorivulus from the upper Paraná river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 277-281.
  8. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2012): Melanorivulus pindorama, a new killifish from the Tocantins River drainage, central Brazilian Cerrado (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 57-61.
  9. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M., Amorim, P.F. & Bragança, P.H.N. (2014): A new miniature killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Xingu river drainage, Brazilian Amazon. Vertebrate Zoology, 64 (2): 193-197.