Xenurolebias
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| Xenurolebias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Xenurolebias W. J. E. M. Costa, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Simpsonichthys myersi Carvalho, 1971[1] | |
Xenurolebias is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to temporary pools in the Atlantic forest near the coast in southeast Bahia and Espírito Santo, Brazil.[2]
They are small fish, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in total length.[3] As typical of killifish, males are more colorful than females.[2]
