412 Species in Family Rivulidae
Nominal species list for Rivulidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Anablepsoides amanan (Costa & Lazzarotto, 2008)
Anablepsoides amphoreus (Huber, 1979)
Anablepsoides atratus (Garman, 1895)
Anablepsoides bahianus (Huber, 1990)
Anablepsoides beniensis (Myers, 1927)
Anablepsoides bondi (Schultz, 1949)
Anablepsoides cajariensis (Costa & De Luca, 2011)
Anablepsoides caurae (Radda, 2004)
Anablepsoides cearensis (Costa & Vono, 2009)
Anablepsoides christinae (Huber, 1992)
Anablepsoides cryptocallus (Seegers, 1980)
Anablepsoides deltaphilus (Seegers, 1983)
Anablepsoides derhami (Fels & Huber, 1985)
Anablepsoides elongatus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Anablepsoides erberi (Berkenkamp, 1989)
Anablepsoides gamae Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013
Anablepsoides gaucheri (Keith, Nandrin & Le Bail, 2006)
Anablepsoides hartii (Boulenger, 1890) Hart's rivulus
Anablepsoides henschelae Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013
Anablepsoides holmiae (Eigenmann, 1909)
Anablepsoides igneus (Huber, 1991)
Anablepsoides immaculatus (Thomerson, Nico & Taphorn, 1991)
Anablepsoides intermittens (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Anablepsoides iridescens (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Anablepsoides jari Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013
Anablepsoides jucundus (Huber, 1992)
Anablepsoides lanceolatus (Eigenmann, 1909)
Anablepsoides limoncochae (Hoedeman, 1962)
Anablepsoides lineasoppilatae Valdesalici & Schindler, 2013
Anablepsoides lungi (Berkenkamp, 1984)
Anablepsoides mazaruni (Myers, 1924)
Anablepsoides micropus (Steindachner, 1863)
Anablepsoides monticola (Staeck & Schindler, 1997)
Anablepsoides ophiomimus (Huber, 1992)
Anablepsoides ornatus (Garman, 1895)
Anablepsoides ottonii Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013
Anablepsoides parlettei (Valdesalici & Schindler, 2011)
Anablepsoides peruanus (Regan, 1903)
Anablepsoides roraima Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013
Anablepsoides rubrolineatus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Anablepsoides speciosus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Anablepsoides stagnatus (Eigenmann, 1909)
Anablepsoides taeniatus (Fowler, 1945)
Anablepsoides tessellatus (Huber, 1992)
Anablepsoides tocantinensis (Costa, 2010)
Anablepsoides urophthalmus (Günther, 1866)
Anablepsoides waimacui (Eigenmann, 1909)
Anablepsoides xanthonotus (Ahl, 1926)
Anablepsoides xinguensis (Costa, 2010)
Aphyolebias boticarioi Costa, 2004
Aphyolebias claudiae Costa, 2003
Aphyolebias manuensis Costa, 2003
Aphyolebias obliquus (Costa, Sarmiento & Barrera, 1996)
Aphyolebias peruensis (Myers, 1954) Peruvian longfin
Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus (Seegers, 1984)
Aphyolebias schleseri Costa, 2003
Aphyolebias wischmanni (Seegers, 1983)
Atlantirivulus depressus (Costa, 1991)
Atlantirivulus guanabarensis Costa, 2014
Atlantirivulus haraldsiolii (Berkenkamp, 1984)
Atlantirivulus janeiroensis (Costa, 1991)
Atlantirivulus jurubatibensis (Costa, 2008)
Atlantirivulus lazzarotoi (Costa, 2007)
Atlantirivulus luelingi (Seegers, 1984)
Atlantirivulus maricensis Costa, 2014
Atlantirivulus nudiventris (Costa & Brasil, 1991)
Atlantirivulus paranaguensis Costa, 2014
Atlantirivulus ribeirensis Costa, 2014
Atlantirivulus riograndensis (Costa & Lanés, 2009)
Atlantirivulus santensis (Köhler, 1906)
Atlantirivulus simplicis (Costa, 2004)
Atlantirivulus unaensis (Costa & De Luca, 2009)
Austrofundulus guajira Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
Austrofundulus leohoignei Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
Austrofundulus leoni Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
Austrofundulus limnaeus Schultz, 1949
Austrofundulus myersi Dahl, 1958
Austrofundulus rupununi Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
Austrofundulus transilis Myers, 1932
Austrolebias adloffi (Ahl, 1922)
Austrolebias affinis (Amato, 1986)
Austrolebias alexandri (Castello & López, 1974)
Austrolebias apaii Costa, Laurino, Recuero & Salvia, 2006
Austrolebias arachan Loureiro, Azpelicueta & García, 2004
Austrolebias araucarianus Costa, 2014
Austrolebias bellottii (Steindachner, 1881) Argentine pearlfish
Austrolebias carvalhoi (Myers, 1947)
Austrolebias charrua Costa & Cheffe, 2001
Austrolebias cheradophilus (Vaz-Ferreira, Sierra de Soriano & Scaglia de Paulete, 1965)
Austrolebias cinereus (Amato, 1986)
Austrolebias cyaneus (Amato, 1987)
Austrolebias duraznensis (García, Scvortzoff & Hernández, 1995)
Austrolebias elongatus (Steindachner, 1881)
Austrolebias gymnoventris (Amato, 1986)
Austrolebias ibicuiensis (Costa, 1999)
Austrolebias jaegari Costa & Cheffe, 2002
Austrolebias juanlangi Costa, Cheffe, Salvia & Litz, 2006
Austrolebias litzi Costa, 2006
Austrolebias luteoflammulatus (Vaz-Ferreira, Sierra de Soriano & Scaglia de Paulete, 1965)
Austrolebias melanoorus (Amato, 1986)
Austrolebias minuano Costa & Cheffe, 2001
Austrolebias monstrosus (Huber, 1995)
Austrolebias nachtigalli Costa & Cheffe, 2006
Austrolebias nigripinnis (Regan, 1912) Blackfin pearlfish
Austrolebias nigrofasciatus Costa & Cheffe, 2001
Austrolebias nioni (Berkenkamp, Reichert & Prieto, 1997)
Austrolebias nonoiuliensis (Taberner, Fernández-Santos & Castelli, 1974)
Austrolebias paranaensis Costa, 2006
Austrolebias patriciae (Huber, 1995)
Austrolebias paucisquama Ferrer dos Santos, Malabarba & Costa, 2008
Austrolebias periodicus (Costa, 1999)
Austrolebias prognathus (Amato, 1986)
Austrolebias quirogai Loureiro, Duarte & Zarucki, 2011
Austrolebias reicherti (Loureiro & García, 2004)
Austrolebias robustus (Günther, 1883)
Austrolebias toba Calviño, 2006
Austrolebias univentripinnis Costa & Cheffe, 2005
Austrolebias vandenbergi (Huber, 1995)
Austrolebias varzeae Costa, Reis & Behr, 2004
Austrolebias vazferreirai (Berkenkamp, Etzel, Reichert & Salvia, 1994)
Austrolebias viarius (Vaz-Ferreira, Sierra de Soriano & Scaglia de Paulete, 1965)
Austrolebias wolterstorffi (Ahl, 1924)
Campellolebias brucei Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1974 Swordfin killifish
Campellolebias chrysolineatus Costa, Lacerda & Brasil, 1989
Campellolebias dorsimaculatus Costa, Lacerda & Brasil, 1989
Campellolebias intermedius Costa & De Luca, 2006
Cynodonichthys birkhahni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1992)
Cynodonichthys boehlkei (Huber & Fels, 1985)
Cynodonichthys brunneus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Cynodonichthys chucunaque (Breder, 1925)
Cynodonichthys elegans (Steindachner, 1880)
Cynodonichthys frommi (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1993)
Cynodonichthys fuscolineatus (Bussing, 1980)
Cynodonichthys glaucus (Bussing, 1980)
Cynodonichthys godmani (Regan, 1907)
Cynodonichthys hendrichsi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952)
Cynodonichthys hildebrandi (Myers, 1927)
Cynodonichthys isthmensis (Garman, 1895)
Cynodonichthys kuelpmanni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1993)
Cynodonichthys leucurus (Fowler, 1944)
Cynodonichthys magdalenae (Eigenmann & Henn, 1916) Magdalena rivulus
Cynodonichthys monikae (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1995)
Cynodonichthys montium (Hildebrand, 1938)
Cynodonichthys myersi (Hubbs, 1936)
Cynodonichthys pacificus (Huber, 1992)
Cynodonichthys rubripunctatus (Bussing, 1980)
Cynodonichthys siegfriedi (Bussing, 1980)
Cynodonichthys sucubti (Breder, 1925)
Cynodonichthys tenuis Meek, 1904 Dogtooth rivulus
Cynodonichthys uroflammeus (Bussing, 1980)
Cynodonichthys villwocki (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1997)
Cynodonichthys wassmanni (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1999)
Cynodonichthys weberi (Huber, 1992)
Cynolebias altus Costa, 2001
Cynolebias attenuatus Costa, 2001
Cynolebias gibbus Costa, 2001
Cynolebias gilbertoi Costa, 1998
Cynolebias griseus Costa, Lacerda & Brasil, 1990
Cynolebias itapicuruensis Costa, 2001
Cynolebias leptocephalus Costa & Brasil, 1993
Cynolebias microphthalmus Costa & Brasil, 1995
Cynolebias obscurus Costa, 2014
Cynolebias ochraceus Costa, 2014
Cynolebias oticus Costa, 2014
Cynolebias paraguassuensis Costa, Suzart & Nielsen, 2007
Cynolebias parietalis Costa, 2014
Cynolebias parnaibensis Costa, Ramos, Alexandre & Ramos, 2010
Cynolebias perforatus Costa & Brasil, 1991
Cynolebias porosus Steindachner, 1876
Cynolebias rectiventer Costa, 2014
Cynolebias roseus Costa, 2014
Cynolebias vazabarrisensis Costa, 2001
Cynopoecilus fulgens Costa, 2002
Cynopoecilus intimus Costa, 2002
Cynopoecilus melanotaenia (Regan, 1912)
Cynopoecilus multipapillatus Costa, 2002
Cynopoecilus nigrovittatus Costa, 2002
Cynopoecilus notabilis Ferrer, Wingert & Malabarba, 2014
Hypsolebias adornatus (Costa, 2000)
Hypsolebias antenori (Tulipano, 1973)
Hypsolebias auratus (Costa & Nielsen, 2000)
Hypsolebias brunoi (Costa, 2003)
Hypsolebias caeruleus Costa, 2013
Hypsolebias carlettoi (Costa & Nielsen, 2004)
Hypsolebias coamazonicus Costa, Amorim & Bragança, 2014
Hypsolebias flagellatus (Costa, 2003)
Hypsolebias flammeus (Costa, 1989)
Hypsolebias flavicaudatus (Costa & Brasil, 1990)
Hypsolebias fulminantis (Costa & Brasil, 1993)
Hypsolebias ghisolfii (Costa, Cyrino & Nielsen, 1996)
Hypsolebias gilbertobrasili Costa, 2012
Hypsolebias guanambi Costa & Amorim, 2011
Hypsolebias harmonicus (Costa, 2010)
Hypsolebias hellneri (Berkenkamp, 1993)
Hypsolebias igneus (Costa, 2000)
Hypsolebias janaubensis (Costa, 2006)
Hypsolebias longignatus (Costa, 2008)
Hypsolebias lopesi (Nielsen, Shibatta, Suzart & Martín, 2010)
Hypsolebias macaubensis (Costa & Suzart, 2006)
Hypsolebias magnificus (Costa & Brasil, 1991)
Hypsolebias mediopapillatus (Costa, 2006)
Hypsolebias nitens Costa, 2012
Hypsolebias notatus (Costa, Lacerda & Brasil, 1990)
Hypsolebias nudiorbitatus Costa, 2011
Hypsolebias picturatus (Costa, 2000)
Hypsolebias pterophyllus Costa, 2012
Hypsolebias radiosus (Costa & Brasil, 2004)
Hypsolebias radiseriatus Costa, 2012
Hypsolebias sertanejo Costa, 2012
Hypsolebias shibattai Nielsen, Martins, de Araujo & dos Reis Suzart, 2014
Hypsolebias tocantinensis Nielsen, Cruz & Baptista, 2012
Hypsolebias trifasciatus Nielsen, Martins, de Araujo, de Lira & Four, 2014
Kryptolebias brasiliensis (Valenciennes, 1821)
Kryptolebias campelloi (Costa, 1990)
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus (Seegers, 1984)
Kryptolebias gracilis Costa, 2007
Kryptolebias hermaphroditus Costa, 2011
Kryptolebias marmoratus (Poey, 1880) Mangrove rivulus
Kryptolebias ocellatus (Hensel, 1868)
Kryptolebias sepia Vermeulen & Hrbek, 2005
Laimosemion agilae (Hoedeman, 1954)
Laimosemion altivelis (Huber, 1992)
Laimosemion amanapira (Costa, 2004)
Laimosemion breviceps (Eigenmann, 1909)
Laimosemion cladophorus (Huber, 1991)
Laimosemion corpulentus (Thomerson & Taphorn, 1993)
Laimosemion dibaphus (Myers, 1927)
Laimosemion frenatus (Eigenmann, 1912)
Laimosemion geayi (Vaillant, 1899)
Laimosemion gransabanae (Lasso, Taphorn & Thomerson, 1992)
Laimosemion kirovskyi (Costa, 2004)
Laimosemion lyricauda (Thomerson, Berkenkamp & Taphorn, 1991)
Laimosemion mahdiaensis (Suijker & Collier, 2006)
Laimosemion nicoi (Thomerson & Taphorn, 1992)
Laimosemion paryagi Vermeulen, Suijker & Collier, 2012 Paryag's killifish
Laimosemion rectocaudatus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)
Laimosemion romeri (Costa, 2003)
Laimosemion sape (Lasso-Alcalá, Taphorn, Lasso & León-Mata, 2006)
Laimosemion staecki (Schindler & Valdesalici, 2011)
Laimosemion strigatus (Regan, 1912)
Laimosemion tecminae (Thomerson, Nico & Taphorn, 1992)
Laimosemion torrenticola (Vermeulen & Isbrücker, 2000)
Laimosemion uakti (Costa, 2004)
Laimosemion uatuman (Costa, 2004)
Laimosemion ubim Costa & Lazzarotto, 2014
Laimosemion xiphidius (Huber, 1979)
Leptolebias aureoguttatus (da Cruz, 1974)
Leptolebias citrinipinnis (Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988)
Leptolebias itanhaensis Costa, 2008
Leptolebias marmoratus (Ladiges, 1934) Marbled pearlfish
Leptolebias opalescens (Myers, 1942) Opal pearlfish
Leptolebias splendens (Myers, 1942) Splendid pearlfish
Llanolebias stellifer (Thomerson & Turner, 1973)
Maratecoara formosa Costa & Brasil, 1995
Maratecoara gesmonei Nielsen, Martins & Britzke, 2014
Maratecoara lacortei (Lazara, 1991)
Maratecoara splendida Costa, 2007
Melanorivulus apiamici (Costa, 1989)
Melanorivulus atlanticus Costa, Bragança & Ottoni, 2015
Melanorivulus bororo (Costa, 2008)
Melanorivulus crixas (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus cyanopterus (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus dapazi (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus decoratus (Costa, 1989)
Melanorivulus egens (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus faucireticulatus (Costa, 2008)
Melanorivulus giarettai (Costa, 2008)
Melanorivulus illuminatus (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus jalapensis (Costa, 2010)
Melanorivulus javahe (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus karaja (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus kayabi (Costa, 2008)
Melanorivulus kayapo (Costa, 2006)
Melanorivulus kunzei Costa, 2012
Melanorivulus leali Costa, 2013
Melanorivulus litteratus (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus megaroni (Costa, 2010)
Melanorivulus modestus (Costa, 1991)
Melanorivulus paracatuensis (Costa, 2003)
Melanorivulus paresi (Costa, 2008)
Melanorivulus parnaibensis (Costa, 2003)
Melanorivulus pictus (Costa, 1989)
Melanorivulus pindorama Costa, 2012
Melanorivulus pinima (Costa, 1989)
Melanorivulus planaltinus (Costa & Brasil, 2008)
Melanorivulus punctatus (Boulenger, 1895)
Melanorivulus rossoi (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus rubromarginatus (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus rubroreticulatus Costa, Amorim & Bragança, 2014
Melanorivulus rutilicaudus (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus salmonicaudus (Costa, 2007)
Melanorivulus scalaris (Costa, 2005)
Melanorivulus schuncki (Costa & De Luca, 2011)
Melanorivulus ubirajarai Costa, 2012
Melanorivulus violaceus (Costa, 1991)
Melanorivulus vittatus (Costa, 1989)
Melanorivulus zygonectes (Myers, 1927)
Micromoema xiphophora (Thomerson & Taphorn, 1992)
Millerichthys robustus (Miller & Hubbs, 1974) Mexican rivulus
Moema apurinan Costa, 2004
Moema beucheyi Valdesalici, Nielsen & Pillet, 2015
Moema hellneri Costa, 2003
Moema heterostigma Costa, 2003
Moema nudifrontata Costa, 2003
Moema ortegai Costa, 2003
Moema pepotei Costa, 1993
Moema piriana Costa, 1989
Moema portugali Costa, 1989
Moema quiii Huber, 2003
Moema staecki (Seegers, 1987)
Mucurilebias leitaoi (da Cruz & Peixoto, 1992)
Nematolebias catimbau Costa, Amorim & Aranha, 2014
Nematolebias papilliferus Costa, 2002
Nematolebias whitei (Myers, 1942) Rio pearlfish
Neofundulus acutirostratus Costa, 1992
Neofundulus aureomaculatus Costa, 2015
Neofundulus guaporensis Costa, 1988
Neofundulus ornatipinnis Myers, 1935
Neofundulus paraguayensis (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Neofundulus parvipinnis Costa, 1988
Neofundulus rubrofasciatus Costa, 2015
Neofundulus splendidus Nielsen & Brousseau, 2013
Notholebias cruzi (Costa, 1988)
Notholebias fractifasciatus (Costa, 1988)
Notholebias minimus (Myers, 1942) Barredtail pearlfish
Notholebias vermiculatus Costa & Amorim, 2013
Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis (Costa & Lima, 2010)
Papiliolebias ashleyae Nielsen & Brousseau, 2014
Papiliolebias bitteri (Costa, 1989)
Papiliolebias francescae Valdesalici & Brousseau, 2014
Papiliolebias hatinne Azpelicueta, Butí & García, 2009
Pituna brevirostrata Costa, 2007
Pituna compacta (Myers, 1927)
Pituna obliquoseriata Costa, 2007
Pituna poranga Costa, 1989
Pituna schindleri Costa, 2007
Pituna xinguensis Costa & Nielsen, 2007
Plesiolebias altamira Costa & Nielsen, 2007
Plesiolebias aruana (Lazara, 1991)
Plesiolebias canabravensis Costa & Nielsen, 2007
Plesiolebias filamentosus Costa & Brasil, 2007
Plesiolebias fragilis Costa, 2007
Plesiolebias glaucopterus (Costa & Lacerda, 1989)
Plesiolebias lacerdai Costa, 1989
Plesiolebias xavantei (Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki, 1988)
Prorivulus auriferus Costa, Lima & Suzart, 2004
Pterolebias hoignei Thomerson, 1974
Pterolebias longipinnis Garman, 1895 Longfin killie
Pterolebias phasianus Costa, 1988
Pterolebias zonatus Myers, 1935
Rachovia brevis (Regan, 1912)
Rachovia hummelincki de Beaufort, 1940
Rachovia maculipinnis (Radda, 1964)
Rachovia pyropunctata Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978
Renova oscari Thomerson & Taphorn, 1995
Rivulus azurescens Vermeulen, 2013
Rivulus berovidesi Silva, 2015
Rivulus cylindraceus Poey, 1860 Green rivulus
Rivulus formosensis Costa, 2008
Rivulus insulaepinorum de la Cruz & Dubitsky, 1976 Isle of Pines rivulus
Rivulus pivijay Vermeulen, 2013
Rivulus ribesrubrum Vermeulen, 2013
Rivulus roloffi Roloff, 1938 Hispaniolan rivulus
Rivulus tomasi Vermeulen, Valdesalici & Garcia-Gil, 2013
Rivulus xi Vermeulen, 2013
Simpsonichthys alternatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
Simpsonichthys boitonei Carvalho, 1959 Lyrefin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys bokermanni (Carvalho & da Cruz, 1987)
Simpsonichthys cholopteryx Costa, Moreira & Lima, 2003
Simpsonichthys constanciae (Myers, 1942) Featherfin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys delucai Costa, 2003
Simpsonichthys fasciatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
Simpsonichthys gibberatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
Simpsonichthys margaritatus Costa, 2012
Simpsonichthys marginatus Costa & Brasil, 1996
Simpsonichthys multiradiatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
Simpsonichthys nielseni Costa, 2005
Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus Costa, 2007
Simpsonichthys ocellatus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
Simpsonichthys parallelus Costa, 2000
Simpsonichthys perpendicularis Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
Simpsonichthys punctulatus Costa & Brasil, 2007
Simpsonichthys rosaceus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
Simpsonichthys rufus Costa, Nielsen & de Luca, 2001
Simpsonichthys santanae (Shibatta & Garavello, 1992)
Simpsonichthys similis Costa & Hellner, 1999
Simpsonichthys stellatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
Simpsonichthys suzarti Costa, 2004
Simpsonichthys trilineatus (Costa & Brasil, 1994)
Simpsonichthys virgulatus Costa & Brasil, 2006
Simpsonichthys zonatus (Costa & Brasil, 1990)
Spectrolebias brousseaui Nielsen, 2013
Spectrolebias chacoensis (Amato, 1986)
Spectrolebias costai (Lazara, 1991)
Spectrolebias filamentosus (Costa, Barrera & Sarmiento, 1997)
Spectrolebias inaequipinnatus (Costa & Brasil, 2008)
Spectrolebias pilleti Nielsen & Brousseau, 2013
Spectrolebias reticulatus (Costa & Nielsen, 2003)
Spectrolebias semiocellatus Costa & Nielsen, 1997
Stenolebias bellus Costa, 1995
Stenolebias damascenoi (Costa, 1991)
Terranatos dolichopterus (Weitzman & Wourms, 1967) Saberfin killie
Trigonectes aplocheiloides Huber, 1995
Trigonectes balzanii (Perugia, 1891)
Trigonectes macrophthalmus Costa, 1990
Trigonectes rogoaguae (Pearson & Myers, 1924)
Trigonectes rubromarginatus Costa, 1990
Trigonectes strigabundus Myers, 1925
Xenurolebias cricarensis Costa, 2014
Xenurolebias izecksohni (Da Cruz, 1983)
Xenurolebias myersi (Carvalho, 1971)
Xenurolebias pataxo Costa, 2014
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