Austrolebias charrua
| Austrolebias charrua | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Austrolebias |
| Species: | A. charrua |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrolebias charrua | |
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| Distribution of Austrolebias charrua (red) | |
Austrolebias charrua is a species of killifish from the familyRivulidae. It is endemic to the basin of the Lagoa dos Patos in southern Brazil.[1] This species was described in 2001 with the type locality given as a temporary pool near Chuí and Santa Vitória do Palmar in Rio Grande do Sul.[2] The specific name refers to the Charrúa an indigenous people who lived in Rio Grande do Sul,[3] as well as neighbouring parts of Argentina and Uruguay.[4]
References
- ^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Austrolebias charrua". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrolebias charrua". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (5 September 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^Alayón, Wilfredo (28 March 2011). "Uruguay and the memory of the Charrúa tribe". The Prisma. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
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