Micromoema
Species of fish
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Micromoema xiphophora is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae endemic to the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela where it is found in small pools in the forest. This annual killifish grows to a total length of 6 cm (2.4 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Micromoema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Micromoema W. J. E. M. Costa, 1998 |
| Species: | M. xiphophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Micromoema xiphophora (Thomerson & Taphorn, 1992) | |
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