Prorivulus
| Prorivulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | W. J. E. M. Costa, S. M. Q. Lima & Suzart, 2004 |
| Species: | P. auriferus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prorivulus auriferus W. J. E. M. Costa, S. M. Q. Lima & Suzart, 2004
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Prorivulus auriferus is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. It is only known from a small freshwater creek near the coast in the Valença, Bahia region in Brazil. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2][3] This small killifish is up to about 3 cm (1.2 in) in standard length. Males are overall yellowish, while the smaller females are duller in color.[2]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Prorivulus auriferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021: e.T186533A1814499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T186533A1814499.pt. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ a b Costa, W.J.E.M. (2004). "A new killifish genus and species from the coastal plains of north-eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)". Zootaxa. 642: 1–10. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.642.1.1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prorivulus auriferus". FishBase. October 2018 version.