''Anablepsoides'' is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to tropical South America and the Lesser Antilles. The majority are from the Amazon and

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basins, as well as freshwater systems in the Guiana Shield, but a few species are from northern Venezuela, northeastern Brazil ( Tocantins River basin, as well as systems in

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and Maranhão) and the Lesser Antilles ( Trinidad and Tobago,

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, Martinique and Margarita).Andrews, O. (2015). . The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago Ecology. Retrieved 5 November 2018. Although largely restricted to lowlands, a few species occur in the lower East Andean foothills. They are mostly found in shallow fresh water swamps, streams, edges of rivers, ponds and pools, but a few may occur in brackish estuaries. They are able to jump over land and breathe air for short periods, allowing them to access isolated waters inhabited by few or no other fish. Several ''Anablepsoides'' species have small distributions and some are seriously threatened by habitat loss; the entire known range of ''A. xinguensis'' is in the area flooded by the Belo Monte Dam. Similar to closely related genera such as '' Atlantirivulus'', '' Cynodonichthys'', ''

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'', ''Anablepsoides'' are non-annual killifish. The largest, ''A. igneus'', is up to in total length, but the vast majority of the ''Anablepsoides'' species only reach about half that size or less.

Species

Until 2011, ''Anablepsoides'' were included in '' Rivulus'', and some prefer to maintain them in that genus. If recognized as a valid genus, there are currently 56 species in ''Anablepsoides'': * ''

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'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa & Lazzarotto, 2008) * ''

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'' ( Huber, 1979) * '' Anablepsoides atratus'' ( Garman, 1895) * '' Anablepsoides bahianus'' ( Huber, 1990) * ''

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'' ( G. S. Myers, 1927) * '' Anablepsoides bondi'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1949) * '' Anablepsoides cajariensis'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa &

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''Rivulus cajariensis'', a new killifish from the Guiana Shield of Brazil, eastern Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
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'' ( Radda, 2004) * '' Anablepsoides cearensis'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa & Vono, 2009) * '' Anablepsoides chapare'' Valdesalici ( sv) & García-Gil, 2017Valdesalici, S. & García Gil, J.R. (2017)
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''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (1): 11-18.'' * '' Anablepsoides christinae'' ( Huber, 1992) * '' Anablepsoides corpulentus'' ( Thomerson & Taphorn, 1993) * '' Anablepsoides cryptocallus'' (

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, 1980) * '' Anablepsoides deltaphilus'' (

, 1983) * '' Anablepsoides derhami'' (

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& Huber, 1985) * '' Anablepsoides elongatus'' (

& de Rham, 1981) * '' Anablepsoides erberi'' ( Berkenkamp, 1989) * '' Anablepsoides fransvermeuleni'' Valdesalici ( sv), 2015Valdesalici, S. (2015)
''Anablepsoides fransvermeuleni'', a new killifish from Suriname (Teleostei: Rivulidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 241-248.'' * '' Anablepsoides gamae'' W. J. E. M. Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013Costa, W.J.E.M., Bragança, P.H.N. & Amorim, P.F. (2013)
Five new species of the killifish genus ''Anablepsoides'' from the Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
''Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 283-293.'' * '' Anablepsoides gaucheri'' (

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, 1890) * '' Anablepsoides henschelae'' W. J. E. M. Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013 * '' Anablepsoides hoetmeri'' D. T. B. Nielsen, Baptista & van der Berg, 2016Nielsen, D.T.B., Baptista, A.C.Jr. & van der Berg, L. (2016)
''Anablepsoides hoetmeri'', a new rivulid (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Rio Purus drainage, western Amazon basin, Brazil.
''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (2): 69-78.'' * '' Anablepsoides holmiae'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Anablepsoides igneus'' ( Huber, 1991) * '' Anablepsoides immaculatus'' ( Thomerson, Nico & Taphorn, 1991) * '' Anablepsoides intermittens'' (

& de Rham, 1981) * '' Anablepsoides iridescens'' (

& de Rham, 1981) * '' Anablepsoides jari'' W. J. E. M. Costa, Bragança & Amorim, 2013 * '' Anablepsoides jucundus'' ( Huber, 1992) * '' Anablepsoides lanceolatus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Anablepsoides limoncochae'' ( Hoedeman, 1962) * '' Anablepsoides lineasoppilatae'' Valdesalici ( sv) & I. Schindler, 2013Valdesalici, S. & Schindler, I. (2013)
''Anablepsoides lineasoppilatae'', a new killifish (Teleostei: Rivulidae) from south-eastern Peru.
''Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 295-300.'' * '' Anablepsoides luitalimae'' D. T. B. Nielsen, 2016Nielsen, D.T.B. (2016): Description of two new species of ''Anablepsoides'' (Cyprinodontiformes: Cynolebiidae) from Rio Madeira, Amazon drainage, Rondônia state and from Rio Itapecurú, Maranhão state, Brazil. ''aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (4): 165-176.'' * '' Anablepsoides lungi'' ( Berkenkamp, 1984) * '' Anablepsoides mazaruni'' ( G. S. Myers, 1924) * ''

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& de Rham, 1981) * '' Anablepsoides speciosus'' (

& de Rham, 1981) * '' Anablepsoides stagnatus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Anablepsoides taeniatus'' ( Fowler, 1945) * '' Anablepsoides tessellatus'' ( Huber, 1992) * '' Anablepsoides tocantinensis'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa, 2010)Costa, W.J.E.M. (2010)
Two new species of the ''Rivulus urophthalmus'' group from the Tocantins and Xingu river drainages, eastern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21 (1): 79-85.'' * '' Anablepsoides urophthalmus'' ( Günther, 1866) * '' Anablepsoides urubuiensis'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 2013Costa, W.J.E.M. (2013)
''Anablepsoides urubuiensis'', a new killifish from central Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 345-349.'' * '' Anablepsoides vieirai'' D. T. B. Nielsen, 2016 * '' Anablepsoides waimacui'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * ''

Anablepsoides xanthonotus ''Anablepsoides'' is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to tropical South America and the Lesser Antilles. The majority are from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as freshwater systems in the Guiana Shield, but a few s ...

'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1926) * '' Anablepsoides xinguensis'' ( W. J. E. M. Costa, 2010)

References

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