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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae Rivulines

Genus: Kryptolebias

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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)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Kryptolebias brasiliensis
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South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Kryptolebias campelloi
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South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
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South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Kryptolebias gracilis
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South America
 
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)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Kryptolebias ocellatus
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Photo by Vermeulen, F.

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

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Kryptolebias sepia
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8 Species of Family Rivulidae with Genus Kryptolebias
(Rivulines)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1821 Kryptolebias brasiliensis South America 6 TL
1990 Kryptolebias campelloi South America 6 TL
1984 Kryptolebias caudomarginatus South America 6 TL
2007 Kryptolebias gracilis South America 2.8 SL
2011 Kryptolebias hermaphroditus South America
1880 Kryptolebias marmoratus Mangrove rivulus North, Central and South 7.5 TL
1868 Kryptolebias ocellatus South America 6 TL
2005 Kryptolebias sepia South America 6.5 TL



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