Simpsonichthys
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Simpsonichthys boitonei , the type species of the genus Simpsonichthys . |
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Simpsonichthys is a genus of fish from the family Rivulidae , belongs to the group of the egg-laying toothcarps and occurs in Brazil.
features
Simpsonichthys species have a more or less high, laterally flattened body and become 2 to 6 cm long. In most cases they are brown in color with stripes on the sides of the body. The males have higher and longer dorsal and anal fins and more fin rays than the females. From the closely related genus Cynolebias to the originally Simpsonichthys boitonei , the type species of the genus Simpsonichthys was counted differs Simpsonichthys by the lack of pelvic fins . Simpsonichthys species are seasonal fish , i. that is, they inhabit bodies of water that regularly dry up. Your eggs, which are sunk into the ground during spawning, go through a diapause and the young fish hatch after 2 to 5 months with the onset of rain at the end of the dry season.
species
Fishbase lists 43 species in the genus:
- Simpsonichthys alternatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
- Simpsonichthys auratus Costa & Nielsen, 2000
- Simpsonichthys boitonei Carvalho, 1959
- Simpsonichthys bokermanni (Carvalho & da Cruz, 1987)
- Simpsonichthys brunoi Costa, 2003
- Simpsonichthys carlettoi Costa & Nielsen, 2004
- Simpsonichthys chacoensis (Amato, 1986)
- Simpsonichthys cholopteryx Costa, Moreira & Lima, 2003
- Simpsonichthys constanciae (Myers, 1942)
- Simpsonichthys costai (Lazara, 1991)
- Simpsonichthys delucai Costa, 2003
- Simpsonichthys fasciatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
- Simpsonichthys filamentosus Costa, Barrera & Sarmiento, 1997
- Simpsonichthys flammeus (Costa, 1989)
- Simpsonichthys fulminantis (Costa & Brasil, 1993)
- Simpsonichthys gibberatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
- Simpsonichthys inaequipinnatus Costa & Brasil, 2008
- Simpsonichthys izecksohni (Da Cruz, 1983)
- Simpsonichthys magnificus (Costa & Brasil, 1991)
- Simpsonichthys margaritatus Costa, 2012
- Simpsonichthys marginatus Costa & Brasil, 1996
- Simpsonichthys multiradiatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
- Simpsonichthys myersi (Carvalho, 1971)
- Simpsonichthys nielseni Costa, 2005
- Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus Costa, 2007
- Simpsonichthys notatus (Costa, Lacerda & Brasil, 1990)
- Simpsonichthys ocellatus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys parallelus Costa, 2000
- Simpsonichthys perpendicularis Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys picturatus Costa, 2000
- Simpsonichthys punctulatus Costa & Brasil, 2007
- Simpsonichthys radiosus Costa & Brasil, 2004
- Simpsonichthys reticulatus Costa & Nielsen, 2003
- Simpsonichthys rosaceus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys rufus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys santanae (Shibatta & Garavello, 1992)
- Simpsonichthys semiocellatus (Costa & Nielsen, 1997)
- Simpsonichthys similis Costa & Hellner, 1999
- Simpsonichthys stellatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
- Simpsonichthys suzarti Costa, 2004
- Simpsonichthys trilineatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
- Simpsonichthys virgulatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
- Simpsonichthys zonatus (Costa & Brasil, 1990)
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
- Reinhold Bech: Egg-laying tooth carps. Neumann Verlag, Leipzig - Radebeul, 1984, VLN 151-310 / 52/84.
Web links
- Simpsonichthys on Fishbase.org (English)