Ophthalmolebias

Ophthalmolebias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Ophthalmolebias
Costa, 2006
Species:
O. ilheusensis
Binomial name
Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis
(W. J. E. M. Costa & S. M. Q. Lima, 2010)
Synonyms

Simpsonichthys ilheusensis Costa & Lima, 2010

Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis is a killifish from the family Rivulidae which is endemic to Brazil where it is only known from river floodplains near Ilhéus in Bahia.[1] Fishbase has this as the only species in the genus Opthamolebias with the other five species which other authorities classify as being within that genus placed in Simpsonichthys.[2][3] The genus Ophthalmolebias was initially considered a subgenus of Simpsonichthys, but has been elevated to full genus status.[4]

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