Luis R. Rivas (1916–1986), American ichthyologist.

Taxon names authored

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• 18 taxon names authored by Luis R. Rivas

Publications

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• Rivas, L.R.; 1944: Contributions to the study of the Poecilid fishes of Cuba. I. Descriptions of six new species of the subfamily Gambusiinae. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 23: 41–53. Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. 1945. The discovery and redescription of the types of Rivulus marmoratus Poey, a cyprinodont from Cuba. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 35(3): 95–97. BHL Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R., 1963. Subgenera and species groups in the Poeciliid fish genus Gambusia Poey. Copeia 2: 331–347. DOI: 10.2307/1441352 Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. 1969: A revision of the poeciliid fishes of the Gambusia punctata species group, with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 1969(4): 778–795. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. & Fink, W.L. 1970: A new species of poeciliid fish of the genus Limia from the island of Grand Cayman, B.W.I. Copeia 2: 270-274. Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. 1971: A new subspecies of poeciliid fishes of the genus Gambusia from eastern Cuba. Publications of the Gulf Coast research laboratory museum 2: 5–9 Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. 1978: A new species of poeciliid fish of the genus Poecilia from Hispaniola, with reinstatement and redescription of P. dominicensis (Evermann and Clark). Northeast Gulf Science 2(2): 98–112. Reference page. 
• Rivas, L.R. 1980: Eight new species of poeciliid fishes of the genus Limia from Hispaniola. Northeast Gulf Science 4(1): 28–38. Reference page.