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: Aplocheiloidei
Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Rachovia
Species: R. brevis – R. hummelincki – R. maculipinnis – R. pyropunctata
Name
Rachovia Myers, 1927
Type species: Rachovia brevis (Regan, 1912) [originally described as Rivulus brevis]
References
Primary references
Myers, G.S. 1927. An analysis of the genera of neotropical killifishes allied to Rivulus. Annals and magazine of natural history (Series 9) 19(109): 115–129. Reference page.
Links
Rachovia – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Rachovia is a genus of killifish from the family Rivulidae the species of which are endemic to the Orinoco, Maracaibo and Magdalena basins in Colombia and Venezuela, where they live in small temporary waters like ponds.[2][3] They are small annual killifish that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in total length.[2] The name of this genus honours the German aquarist Arthur Rachow (1884–1960) who sent fish specimens to George S. Myers.[4]
Species
Rachovia formerly included Llanolebias, but these are now regarded as separate genera.[5] Rachovia and Austrofundulus are closely related,[6] and it has been suggested that the latter should be merged into the former.[7]
There are currently four recognized species of Rachovia:[2]
Rachovia brevis (Regan, 1912)
Rachovia hummelincki de Beaufort, 1940
Rachovia maculipinnis (Radda, 1964)
Rachovia pyropunctata Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rachovia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Rachovia in FishBase. November 2018 version.
"Rachovia (G. S. Myers, 1927)". killifische.info. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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.
Hrbek, T.; D.C. Taphorn (2008). "Description of a new annual rivulid killifish genus from Venezuela". Zootaxa. 1734: 27–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.181425.
Hrbek, Y.; D.C. Taphorn; J.E. Thomerson (2005). "Molecular phylogeny of Austrofundulus Myers (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with revision of the genus and the description of four new species". Zootaxa. 825: 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.825.1.1.
Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014). "Phylogeny and evolutionary radiation in seasonal rachovine killifishes: biogeographical and taxonomical implications". Vertebrate Zoology. 64 (2): 177–192. doi:10.3897/vz.64.e31478.
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