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Hypsolebias
Hypsolebias is a genus of small fish in the family Rivulidae that are endemic the Caatinga, Cerrado and nearby regions in Brazil. The greatest species richness is in the São Francisco River basin, but there are also species in the Tocantins, Jequitinhonha and Jaguaribe systems, as well as smaller river basins in northeastern Brazil. Like their relatives, Hypsolebias are annual killifish. The short-lived adults inhabit temporary waters like rain pools, laying their eggs in the bottom....
55 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 55 known species
Hypsolebias gongobira
speciesHypsolebias gongobira
Hypsolebias longignatus
speciesHypsolebias longignatus
Hypsolebias lulai
speciesHypsolebias lulai
Hypsolebias bonita
speciesHypsolebias bonita
Hypsolebias ocellatus
speciesHypsolebias ocellatus
Hypsolebias flagellatus
speciesHypsolebias flagellatus
Hypsolebias sertanejo
speciesHypsolebias sertanejo
Hypsolebias multiradiatus
speciesHypsolebias multiradiatus
Hypsolebias nudiorbitatus
speciesHypsolebias nudiorbitatus
Hypsolebias picturatus
speciesHypsolebias picturatus
Hypsolebias pterophyllus
speciesHypsolebias pterophyllus
Hypsolebias rufus
speciesHypsolebias rufus
Hypsolebias radiosus
speciesHypsolebias radiosus
Hypsolebias tocantinensis
speciesHypsolebias tocantinensis
Hypsolebias trilineatus
speciesHypsolebias trilineatus
Hypsolebias virgulatus
speciesHypsolebias virgulatus
Hypsolebias trifasciatus
speciesHypsolebias trifasciatus
Hypsolebias adornatus
speciesHypsolebias adornatus
Hypsolebias alternatus
speciesHypsolebias alternatus
Hypsolebias auratus
speciesHypsolebias auratus
Hypsolebias brunoi
speciesHypsolebias brunoi
Hypsolebias caeruleus
speciesHypsolebias caeruleus
Hypsolebias coamazonicus
speciesHypsolebias coamazonicus
Hypsolebias carlettoi
speciesHypsolebias carlettoi
Hypsolebias delucai
speciesHypsolebias delucai
Hypsolebias flammeus
speciesHypsolebias flammeus
Hypsolebias fasciatus
speciesHypsolebias fasciatus
Hypsolebias flavicaudatus
speciesHypsolebias flavicaudatus
Hypsolebias faouri
speciesHypsolebias faouri
Hypsolebias fulminantis
speciesHypsolebias fulminantis
Hypsolebias gardneri
speciesHypsolebias gardneri
Hypsolebias ghisolfii
speciesHypsolebias ghisolfii
Hypsolebias gibberatus
speciesHypsolebias gibberatus
Hypsolebias guanambi
speciesHypsolebias guanambi
Hypsolebias gilbertobrasili
speciesHypsolebias gilbertobrasili
Hypsolebias hamadryades
speciesHypsolebias hamadryades
Hypsolebias harmonicus
speciesHypsolebias harmonicus
Hypsolebias hellneri
speciesHypsolebias hellneri
Hypsolebias igneus
speciesHypsolebias igneus
Hypsolebias janaubensis
speciesHypsolebias janaubensis
Hypsolebias lopesi
speciesHypsolebias lopesi
Hypsolebias macaubensis
speciesHypsolebias macaubensis
Magnificent Killifish
speciesHypsolebias magnificus
Hypsolebias marginatus
speciesHypsolebias marginatus
Hypsolebias mediopapillatus
speciesHypsolebias mediopapillatus
Hypsolebias martinsi
speciesHypsolebias martinsi
Hypsolebias nielseni
speciesHypsolebias nielseni
Hypsolebias notatus
speciesHypsolebias notatus
Hypsolebias nitens
speciesHypsolebias nitens
Hypsolebias radiseriatus
speciesHypsolebias radiseriatus
Hypsolebias shibattai
speciesHypsolebias shibattai
Hypsolebias similis
speciesHypsolebias similis
Hypsolebias stellatus
speciesHypsolebias stellatus
Hypsolebias splendissimus
speciesHypsolebias splendissimus
Hypsolebias antenori
speciesHypsolebias antenori
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 620019.