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Prorivulus

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Prorivulus auriferus is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. It is only known from a small freshwater creek near the coast in the Valença, Bahia region in Brazil. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1][2] This small killifish is up to about 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length. Males are overall yellowish, while the smaller females are duller in color.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Costa, W.J.E.M. (2004). "A new killifish genus and species from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)". Zootaxa. 642: 1–10. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.642.1.1.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Prorivulus auriferus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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Prorivulus: Brief Summary

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Prorivulus auriferus is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. It is only known from a small freshwater creek near the coast in the Valença, Bahia region in Brazil. This species is the only known member of its genus. This small killifish is up to about 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length. Males are overall yellowish, while the smaller females are duller in color.

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