Simpsonichthys
| Simpsonichthys | |
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| Simpsonichthys parallelus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Simpsonichthys A. L. de Carvalho, 1959 |
| Type species | |
| Simpsonichthys boitonei A. L. de Carvalho, 1959
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Simpsonichthys is a
Species
As delineated by
Fishbase
the following species are included within the genus Simpsonichthys:
- Simpsonichthys alternatus (W. J. E. M. Costa & G. C. Brasil, 1994)
- Simpsonichthys boitonei A. L. de Carvalho, 1959 (Lyrefin pearlfish)
- Simpsonichthys bokermanni (Carvalho, da & Cruz, 1987)
- Simpsonichthys cholopteryx W. J. E. M. Costa, C. L. R. Moreira & F. C. T. Lima, 2003
- Simpsonichthys constanciae (G. S. Myers), 1942 (Featherfin pearlfish)
- Simpsonichthys delucai Costa, 2003
- Simpsonichthys espinhacensis Nielsen, Pessali & Dutra, 2017[4]
- Simpsonichthys fasciatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
- Simpsonichthys gibberatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
- Simpsonichthys margaritatus Costa, 2012
- Simpsonichthys marginatus Costa & Brasil, 1996
- Simpsonichthys multiradiatus Costa & Brasil, 1994
- Simpsonichthys nielseni Costa, 2005
- Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus Costa, 2007
- Simpsonichthys ocellatus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca 2001
- Simpsonichthys parallelus Costa, 2000
- Simpsonichthys perpendicularis Costa, Nielsen, de & Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys punctulatus Costa & Brasil, 2007
- Simpsonichthys rosaceus Costa, Nielsen, de & Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys rufus Costa, Nielsen, de & Luca, 2001
- Simpsonichthys santanae (Shibatta & Garavello, 1992)
- 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)
Simpsonichthys monophyletic.[7]
With these as separate genera, there are currently 9 recognized species in Simpsonichthys:[1][2]
- Simpsonichthys boitonei
- Simpsonichthys cholopteryx
- Simpsonichthys espinhacensis
- Simpsonichthys margaritatus
- Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus
- Simpsonichthys parallelus
- Simpsonichthys punctulatus
- Simpsonichthys santanae
- Simpsonichthys zonatus
The name of this genus is a compound of the name of a friend of Antenor Leitão de Carvalho's, Charles J. Simpson of San Francisco, and the Greek for fish, ichthys.[8]
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Simpsonichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ .
- ISBN 9781482299717.
- PMID 28609886. Abstract
- S2CID 86190659.
- PMID 28754241.
- S2CID 86027315.
- ^ 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 16 September 2019.
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