Laimosemion breviceps
| Laimosemion breviceps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Laimosemion |
| Species: | L. breviceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Laimosemion breviceps (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) | |
Laimosemion breviceps is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae, native to South America.[1]
Location
It is native to South America. [2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[2]
Etymology
The fishes name in Latin = brevis means short; ceps means head, The fish is “Distinguished by its short head” compared to presumed Guyanan congeners in Rivulus. [3]
References
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). p. 526-548. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Laimosemion breviceps". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 May 2026.