Spectrolebias reticulatus explained

Spectrolebias reticulatus is a species of annual killifish in the genus Spectrolebias of the family Rivulidae, endemic to seasonal waters in the Paraguay, Tocantins–Araguaia, Xingu and Mamoré–Grande basins in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.[1] [2] [3] like other Spectrolebias species, reticulatus is threatened by habitat loss with its entire known range being in the area flooded by the Belo Monte Dam.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Nielsen, D.T.B. & Pillet, D. (2015): Spectrolebias bellidoi, a new annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae) from the upper Río Grande basin, Amazon basin, Bolivia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (4): 180-187.
  2. Nielsen, D.T.B. (2013): Spectrolebias brousseaui (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae), a new annual fish from the upper río Mamoré basin, Bolivia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (1): 81-84.
  3. Nielsen, D.T.B. & Brousseau, R. (2013): Spectrolebias pilleti, a new annual Killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae) from the upper río Mamoré basin, Bolivia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 115-122.
  4. Nielsen, D.T.B. . M. Martins . R. Britzke . 2014 . Description of a new species of annual fish, Maratecoara gesmonei (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Xingu system, Amazon basin, Brazil . aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology . 20 . 2 . 87–96 .

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