Sabrefin killifish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Rivulidae |
Genus: | Campellolebias |
Species: | C. brucei
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Binomial name | |
Campellolebias brucei
Vaz Ferreira &
Sierra de Soriano, 1974
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Synonyms [2] | |
Cynolebias brucei (Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra, 1974) |
The sabrefin killifish (Campellolebias brucei), also known as the Santa Catarina sabrefin or Turner's gaucho, is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to Brazil. [2] This species was described in 1974 with the type locality being a temporary pool between Criciuma and Tubarão in Santa Catarina state. [3] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist, geneticist and ecologist Bruce J. Turner. [4]