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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae Rivulines

Genus: Laimosemion

(See list of species below)



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26 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion agilae (Hoedeman, 1954)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion agilae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL

 
Laimosemion altivelis
[]
No picture found
South America

 
Laimosemion amanapira
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Laimosemion breviceps (Eigenmann, 1909)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion breviceps
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion cladophorus (Huber, 1991)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion cladophorus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL

 
Laimosemion corpulentus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Laimosemion dibaphus (Myers, 1927)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion dibaphus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion frenatus (Eigenmann, 1912)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion frenatus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion geayi (Vaillant, 1899)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion geayi
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion gransabanae (Lasso, Taphorn & Thomerson, 1992)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion gransabanae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL

 
Laimosemion kirovskyi
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Laimosemion lyricauda (Thomerson, Berkenkamp & Taphorn, 1991)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion lyricauda
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America

Laimosemion mahdiaensis (Suijker & Collier, 2006)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion mahdiaensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Laimosemion nicoi
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Laimosemion paryagi Vermeulen, Suijker & Collier, 2012

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion paryagi
[Paryag's killifish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Laimosemion rectocaudatus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Laimosemion rectocaudatus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America

Laimosemion romeri (Costa, 2003)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion romeri
[]
No picture found
South America

 
Laimosemion sape
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL

 
Laimosemion staecki
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Laimosemion strigatus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Laimosemion tecminae (Thomerson, Nico & Taphorn, 1992)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion tecminae
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
Laimosemion torrenticola (Vermeulen & Isbrücker, 2000)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion torrenticola
[]
No picture found
South America

 
Laimosemion uakti
[]
No picture found
South America

 
Laimosemion uatuman
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.8 cm SL

 
Laimosemion ubim
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Laimosemion xiphidius (Huber, 1979)

Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion xiphidius
[]
26 Species of Family Rivulidae with Genus Laimosemion
(Rivulines)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1954 Laimosemion agilae South America 5 TL
1992 Laimosemion altivelis South America 8.5 TL
2004 Laimosemion amanapira South America
1909 Laimosemion breviceps South America 3.5 TL
1991 Laimosemion cladophorus South America 5 TL
1993 Laimosemion corpulentus South America 4.4 SL
1927 Laimosemion dibaphus South America 4 TL
1912 Laimosemion frenatus South America 5 TL
1899 Laimosemion geayi South America 5 TL
1992 Laimosemion gransabanae South America 5 TL
2004 Laimosemion kirovskyi South America 2.3 SL
1991 Laimosemion lyricauda South America 5.5 TL
2006 Laimosemion mahdiaensis South America
1992 Laimosemion nicoi South America 3 TL
2012 Laimosemion paryagi Paryag's killifish South America 3.9 SL
1981 Laimosemion rectocaudatus South America 6 TL
2003 Laimosemion romeri South America
2006 Laimosemion sape South America
2011 Laimosemion staecki South America 2.9 SL
1912 Laimosemion strigatus South America 6 TL
1992 Laimosemion tecminae South America 5.5 TL
2000 Laimosemion torrenticola South America 3.2 TL
2004 Laimosemion uakti South America
2004 Laimosemion uatuman South America
2014 Laimosemion ubim South America 1.8 SL
1979 Laimosemion xiphidius South America 4.5 TL



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