Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei |
---|
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Hypsolebias
Species: Hypsolebias caeruleus
Name
Hypsolebias caeruleus Costa, 2013
- Holotype: UFRJ 6864.
- Paratypes: UFRJ 6855 (1,2), 6854 (1,2), 6827 (0,2).
Type locality: Brazil, Estado do Bahia, Município de Itaguaçu da Bahia, seasonal pool in the floodplains of the lower Verde River, a right tributary of the middle São Francisco River, about 30 km N of the town Itaguaçu, 10°43'20"S, 42°20'30"W , 414 m a.s.l.
Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin caeruleus (= blue), referring to the main colour in males of this species.
References
- Costa, W. J. E. M.; 2013: Hypsolebias caeruleus, a new seasonal killifish of the Hypsolebias adornatus complex from the Caatinga of north-eastern Brazil, São Francisco River basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 141–146.