Campellolebias
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| Campellolebias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Campellolebias Vaz Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Campellolebias brucei Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1974 | |
Campellolebias is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae from southeast Brazil. They are restricted to seasonal blackwater pools in forests in coastal parts of Santa Catarina and São Paulo states.[1]
They are small fish, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in total length.[2] Uniquely among killifish, Campellolebias and the closely related Cynopoecilus have internal fertilization. A part of the males' anal fin forms a "pseudo-gonopodium" that is used for inseminating the female.[1]