Austrolebias Explained

Austrolebias is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish live in temporary pools, swamps and streams in the Río de la Plata, Patos–Mirim and Mamoré basins in South America.^{[1] [2]}

Most species are small, less than in total length, but a few reach, making them some of the largest killifish (only a few Fundulus, Moema and Orestias reach a similar or larger size).^[1]

Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus:

Notes and References

1. Costa, W.J.E.M. . 2006 . The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): Phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision . Zootaxa . 1213 . 1–162 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1067.1.1 .
2. Alonso, F. . P.A. Calviño . G.E. Terán . I. García . 2016 . Geographical distribution of Austrolebias monstrosus (Huber, 1995), A. elongatus (Steindachner, 1881) and A. vandenbergi (Huber, 1995) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), with comments on the biogeography and ecology of Rivulidae in Pampasic and Chaco floodplains . Check List . 12 . 4 . 1945 . 10.15560/12.4.1945 . free . 11336/23562 . free .