Nematolebias whitei

Nematolebias whitei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Nematolebias
Species: N. whitei
Binomial name
Nematolebias whitei
(G. S. Myers, 1942)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cynolebias whitei Myers, 1942
  • Cynolebias elegans (Ladiges, 1958)
  • Leptolebias elegans (Ladiges, 1958)
  • Pterolebias elegans Ladiges, 1958

Nematolebias whitei, the Rio pearlfish, is a species of aplocheilid fish native to South America. It is the type species of its genus.

References

  1. ↑ Studies on South American freshwater fishes I. GS Myers - Stanford Ichthyol. Bull, 1942
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