''Fluviphylax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of tiny
poeciliids native to the
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
,
Orinoco Basin, and
Oyapock Basin in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
* ''
Fluviphylax obscurus
''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
* '' Fluviphylax obscurus'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''Fluvi ...
''
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''
Fluviphylax palikur
''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a r ...
''
W. J. E. M. Costa & Le Bail, 1999
* ''
Fluviphylax pygmaeus
''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
* '' Fluviphylax obscurus'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''Fluvi ...
''
( G. S. Myers & J. de P. Carvalho, 1955)
* ''
Fluviphylax simplex
''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
* '' Fluviphylax obscurus'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''Fluvi ...
''
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''
Fluviphylax zonatus
''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
* '' Fluviphylax obscurus'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
* ''Fluvi ...
''
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996
References
Poeciliidae
Freshwater fish genera
Fish of the Amazon basin
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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