Pterolebias longipinnis (Longfin Pterolebias)

Overview

Family : Rivulines ;

Family: Rivulines; Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner , 3 months incubation . Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Featherfin Barb, Featherfin Panchax, Longfin, Longfin Killie, Longfin Killifish, Longfin Pterolebias

Common Names in Finnish:

Helmihuntukala

Common Names in German:

Langflossiger Schleierkärpfling, Langflossiger Schleierk�rpfling, Scheierkärpfling, Schleierkärpfling, Schleierk�rpfling, Schleierrivulus

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

長鰭羽唇鮰, 長鰭羽唇鮰, 长鳍羽唇鮰

Common Names in Polish:

Zagrzebiec Dlugopletwy

Common Names in Russian:

Pterolebiya

Common Names in Swedish:

Sl�jtandkarp

Description

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Family Rivulidae

Rivulines occur in South America.The family Rivulidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cyprinodontiformes. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. This family may be found from 26° n to 36° s and 95° w to 36° e. Etymology of this family name : Rivulidae: Latin, rivus = river

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Rivulidae () - Hoedemann, 1962 - Rivulines
        Genus: Pterolebias () - Garman, 1895
        Specific name: longipinnis - Garman, 1895
        Scientific name: - Pterolebias longipinnis Garman, 1895

Unambiguous Synonyms

Pterolebias bokermanni Travassos, 1955
Pterolebias luelingi (Meinken, 1969)
Rivulichthys luelingi Meinken, 1969

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Costa W.J.E.M., Data last modified by FishBase 17-Nov-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Pterolebias

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

P. hoignei · P. longipinnis (Featherfin Panchax) · P. phasianus

Bibliography

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Costa, W.J.E.M. (2003). Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). p. 526-548. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Soci�t� Fran�aise d'Ichtyologie, Mus�um National d'Histoire Naturel
Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch 1989. Aquarium Atlas. Hans A. Baensch. Melle, Germany. 992. ISBN: 3-88244-050-3.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
FishBase 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500493
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-154990 Fis-140395 Fis-34244
Fishbase Species ID: 57475
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 121118
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647574
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122597