Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae Rivulines
Subfamily: Kryptolebiatinae
Genus: Kryptolebias

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Kryptolebias brasiliensis (Valenciennes, 1821)

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Kryptolebias brasiliensis
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Kryptolebias campelloi
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
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Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Kryptolebias gracilis
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Photo by Hellner, S

South America

Kryptolebias hermaphroditus Costa, 2011

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Kryptolebias hermaphroditus
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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North, Central and South
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Kryptolebias marmoratus (Poey, 1880)

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Kryptolebias marmoratus
[Mangrove rivulus]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Kryptolebias ocellatus (Hensel, 1868)

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Kryptolebias ocellatus
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Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Kryptolebias sepia Vermeulen & Hrbek, 2005

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Kryptolebias sepia
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Kryptolebias brasiliensis South America 6 TL 1821
Kryptolebias campelloi South America 6 TL 1990
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus South America 6 TL 1984
Kryptolebias gracilis South America 2.8 SL 2007
Kryptolebias hermaphroditus South America 2011
Kryptolebias marmoratus Mangrove rivulus North, Central and South 7.5 TL 1880
Kryptolebias ocellatus South America 6 TL 1868
Kryptolebias sepia South America 6.5 TL 2005



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