Atlantirivulus

Atlantirivulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Atlantirivulus
W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
Type species
Rivulus santensis
Köhler, 1906

Atlantirivulus is a disputed genus of fishes in the family Aplocheilidae endemic to Brazil.[1] The most recent work suggests that it is a subgenus of the closely related genus Rivulus.[2]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus/subgenus:[3]

  • Atlantirivulus depressus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
  • Atlantirivulus guanabarensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2014 [3]
  • Atlantirivulus haraldsiolii Berkenkamp, 1984
  • Atlantirivulus janeiroensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
  • Atlantirivulus jurubatibensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008
  • Atlantirivulus lazzarotoi W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007
  • Atlantirivulus luelingi Seegers, 1984
  • Atlantirivulus maricensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2014 [3]
  • Atlantirivulus nudiventris W. J. E. M. Costa & G. C. Brasil, 1991
  • Atlantirivulus paranaguensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2014 [3]
  • Atlantirivulus ribeirensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2014 [3]
  • Atlantirivulus riograndensis W. J. E. M. Costa & Lanés, 2009
  • Atlantirivulus santensis Köhler, 1906
  • Atlantirivulus simplicis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2004
  • Atlantirivulus unaensis W. J. E. M. Costa & De Luca, 2009

References

  1. ↑ Costa, W. J. E. M., 2011. Phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 22 (no. 3): 233-249.
  2. ↑ Huber J.H., 2012. Reappraisal of the Phylogeny of Rivulus and its Allied Focused on External Characters.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014): Four new species of the genus Atlantirivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Vertebrate Zoology, 64 (1): 9–21.


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