Leptopanchax
Genus of fishes
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Leptopanchax is a genus of small fish, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, in the family Rivulidae.[2] They are found in southeastern Brazil from Paraná to Rio de Janeiro.[1][3] Depending on the exact species, they inhabit small seasonal channels in the Atlantic rainforest or temporary pools in open habitats.[3] Several Leptopanchax species are very rare and L. sanguineus is possibly extinct.[4]
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| Leptopanchax | |
|---|---|
| |
| A) L. sanguineus B) L. splendens C) L. aureoguttatus D) L. itanhaensis E) L. citrinipinnis F) L. opalescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Leptopanchax W. J. E. M. Costa, 2016[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cynolebias citrinipinnis Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988 | |
Species
The species in Leptopanchax were formerly included in Leptolebias, but this makes the latter genus paraphyletic,[1] although they are still placed in that genus by Fishbase.[5]
There are currently 6 recognized species in Leptopanchax:[1][4][2]
- Leptopanchax aureoguttatus (da Cruz, 1974)
- Leptopanchax citrinipinnis (W. J. E. M. Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988)
- Leptopanchax itanhaensis (W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008)
- Leptopanchax opalescens (G. S. Myers, 1942)
- Leptopanchax sanguineus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2019 – possibly extinct
- Leptopanchax splendens (G. S. Myers, 1942)