Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei
Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Procatopodinae
Genus: Fluviphylax
Species: F. obscurus – F. palikur – F. pygmaeus – F. simplex – F. zonatus
Name
Fluviphylax Whitley, 1965
Gender: masculine
Type species: Potamophylax pygmaeus Myers & Carvalho, 1955. Type by being a replacement name for Potamophylax Myers & Carvalho 1955, preoccupied by Potamophylax Wallengren 1891 in Trichoptera.
References
Whitley, G.P. (1965) Some fish genera scrutinized. Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales: 25–26. BHL Reference page.
Links
Fluviphylax – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Südamerikanische Leuchtaugenfische
Fluviphylax is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:[2]
Fluviphylax obscurus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
Fluviphylax palikur W. J. E. M. Costa & Le Bail, 1999
Fluviphylax pygmaeus (G. S. Myers & J. de P. Carvalho, 1955)
Fluviphylax simplex W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
Fluviphylax zonatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Fluviphylax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fluviphylax in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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