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Austrolebias minuano

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Austrolebias minuano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Austrolebias
Species:
A. minuano
Binomial name
Austrolebias minuano
Costa & Cheffe, 2001
Distribution of Austrolebias minuano (red)

Austrolebias minuano is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to plains to the south of the Laguna dos Patos in southern Brazil.[1] This species was described in 2001 with the type locality given as a Temporary lagoon about 4.5 kilometers north of the town of Quinta in Rio Grande do Sul.[2] The specific name refers to the Minuane an indigenous people who lived in Rio Grande do Sul.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Austrolebias minuano". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrolebias minuano". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 September 2019.