Leptolebias splendens
Encyclopedia
The Splendid Pearlfish (Leptolebias splendens) is a species of fish
in the Rivulidae
family. It is endemic to Brazil
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Rivulidae
Rivulidae
Rivulidae are a family of killifishes in the order Cyprinodontiformes. They are commonly known as rivulids, South American killifish or New World killifish. The latter names are slightly misleading however, as they are neither restricted to South America – though most are in fact found there...
family. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Leptolebias splendens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.