Mucurilebias
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Mucurilebias W. J. E. M. Costa, 2014 |
| Species: | M. leitaoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mucurilebias leitaoi (C. A. G. da Cruz & O. L. Peixoto, 1992)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cynolebias leitaoi C. A. G. da Cruz & O. L. Peixoto, 1992 | |
Mucurilebias leitaoi is a species of rivulid killifish endemic to Brazil where it occurs, or formerly occurred, in the basin of the Mucuri River. This species can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL.[2] This species has not been seen since the original series of types was collected in 1988 and it may have become extinct due to the extensive habitat loss in the region. This species is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Leptolebias.[3] The specific name of this fish honours the Brazilian ichthyologist and herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho (1910-1985).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Mucurilebias leitaoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022: e.T187048A1822339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187048A1822339.pt. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mucurilebias leitaoi". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014). "A new genus of miniature cynolebiasine from the Atlantic Forest and alternative biogeographical explanations for seasonal killifish distribution patterns in South America (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 64 (1): 23–33. doi:10.3897/vz.64.e31460.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (1 February 2025). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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