''Simpsonichthys stellatus'' is a species of
killifish from the
family Rivulidae. It is found in the middle
São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...
basin in Brazil.
Description
''Simpsonichthys stellatus'' reaches a
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
of .
References
*Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). p. 526-548. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
stellatus
Taxa named by Wilson José Eduardo Moreira da Costa
Taxa named by Gilberto Campello Brasil
Fish described in 1994
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