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Rivulus  Poey, 1860
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165697

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): rivulines [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderCyprinodontiformes Berg, 1940 – cyprinodonts, cyprinodontiforms, cyprinodontes, killifishes  
                               SuborderAplocheiloidei  – aplocheiloids  
                                  FamilyAplocheilidae Bleeker, 1860 – rivulines, egg-laying toothcarps, almirantes, aplochéilidés  
                                     SubfamilyRivulinae  – New World rivulines  
                                        GenusRivulus Poey, 1860 – rivulines  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Species Rivulus agilae Hoedeman, 1954  
                                           Species Rivulus altivelis Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus amanapira Costa, 2004  
                                           Species Rivulus amphoreus Huber, 1979  
                                           Species Rivulus apiamici Costa, 1989  
                                           Species Rivulus atratus Garman, 1895  
                                           Species Rivulus auratus Schreitmüller, 1928  
                                           Species Rivulus bahianus Huber, 1990  
                                           Species Rivulus beniensis Myers, 1927  
                                           Species Rivulus birkhahni Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus boehlkei Huber and Fels, 1985  
                                           Species Rivulus brasiliensis (Valenciennes in Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821)  
                                           Species Rivulus breviceps Eigenmann, 1909  
                                           Species Rivulus brunneus Meek and Hildebrand, 1913  
                                           Species Rivulus campelloi Costa, 1990  
                                           Species Rivulus caudomarginatus Seegers, 1984  
                                           Species Rivulus caurae Radda, 2004  
                                           Species Rivulus christinae Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus chucunaque Breder, 1925  
                                           Species Rivulus cladophorus Huber, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus compressus Henn, 1916  
                                           Species Rivulus corpulentus Thomerson and Taphorn, 1993  
                                           Species Rivulus cryptocallus Seegers, 1980  
                                           Species Rivulus cylindraceus Poey, 1860 – green rivulus, Cuban rivulus, green rivulus, rivulo cubano 
                                           Species Rivulus decoratus Costa, 1989  
                                           Species Rivulus deltaphilus Seegers, 1983  
                                           Species Rivulus depressus Costa, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus derhami Fels and Huber, 1985  
                                           Species Rivulus dibaphus Myers, 1927  
                                           Species Rivulus elegans Steindachner, 1880  
                                           Species Rivulus elongatus Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus erberi Berkenkamp, 1989  
                                           Species Rivulus frenatus Eigenmann, 1912  
                                           Species Rivulus frommi Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1993  
                                           Species Rivulus fuscolineatus Bussing, 1980  
                                           Species Rivulus garciai de la Cruz and Dubitsky, 1976 – Matanzas rivulus, rivulo matancero 
                                           Species Rivulus geayi Vaillant, 1899  
                                           Species Rivulus glaucus Bussing, 1980  
                                           Species Rivulus gransabanae Lasso, Taphorn and Thomerson, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus haraldsiolii Berkenkamp, 1984  
                                           Species Rivulus hartii (Boulenger, 1890) – Hart's rivulus, rainfish, Trinidad rivulus, giant rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus hildebrandi Myers, 1927  
                                           Species Rivulus holmiae Eigenmann, 1909  
                                           Species Rivulus igneus Huber, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus immaculatus Thomerson, Nico and Taphorn, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus insulaepinorum de la Cruz and Dubitsky, 1976 – Isle of Pines rivulus, rivulo pinero 
                                           Species Rivulus intermittens Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus iridescens Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus isthmensis Garman, 1895  
                                           Species Rivulus janeiroensis Costa, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus jucundus Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus kuelpmanni Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1993  
                                           Species Rivulus lanceolatus Eigenmann, 1909  
                                           Species Rivulus leucurus Fowler, 1944  
                                           Species Rivulus limoncochae Hoedeman, 1962  
                                           Species Rivulus luelingi Seegers, 1984  
                                           Species Rivulus lungi Berkenkamp, 1984  
                                           Species Rivulus lyricauda Thomerson, Berkenkamp and Taphorn, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus magdalenae Eigenmann and Henn in Henn, 1916  
                                           Species Rivulus marmoratus Poey, 1880 – mangrove rivulus, rivulus, almirante de manglar, Matanzas rivulus, rivulo de mangle, rivulo matancero 
                                           Species Rivulus mazaruni Myers, 1924  
                                           Species Rivulus micropus (Steindachner, 1863)  
                                           Species Rivulus modestus Costa, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus monikae Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1995  
                                           Species Rivulus monticola Staeck and Schindler, 1997  
                                           Species Rivulus montium Hildebrand, 1938  
                                           Species Rivulus nicoi Thomerson and Taphorn, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus nudiventris Costa and Brasil, 1991  
                                           Species Rivulus ophiomimus Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus ornatus Garman, 1895  
                                           Species Rivulus pacificus Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus paracatuensis Costa, 2003  
                                           Species Rivulus parnaibensis Costa, 2003  
                                           Species Rivulus peruanus (Regan, 1903)  
                                           Species Rivulus pictus Costa, 1989  
                                           Species Rivulus punctatus Boulenger, 1895  
                                           Species Rivulus rectocaudatus Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus roloffi Roloff, 1938 – roloff's rivulus, Roloff's rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus romeri Costa, 2003  
                                           Species Rivulus rubrolineatus Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus santensis Köhler, 1906 – santos rivulus, santos rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus siegfriedi Bussing, 1980  
                                           Species Rivulus speciosus Fels and de Rham, 1981  
                                           Species Rivulus stagnatus Eigenmann, 1909  
                                           Species Rivulus strigatus Regan, 1912 – herringbone rivulus, herringbone rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus taeniatus Fowler, 1945  
                                           Species Rivulus tecminae Thomerson, Nico and Taphorn, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus tenuis (Meek, 1904) – almirante del Hule, Maya rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus tessellatus Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus torrenticola Vermeulen and Isbrücker, 2000  
                                           Species Rivulus uakti Costa, 2004  
                                           Species Rivulus uroflammeus Bussing, 1980  
                                           Species Rivulus urophthalmus Günther, 1866 – golden rivulus, green rivulus, golden rivulus, green rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus villwocki Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1997  
                                           Species Rivulus waimacui Eigenmann, 1909  
                                           Species Rivulus wassmanni Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1999  
                                           Species Rivulus weberi Huber, 1992  
                                           Species Rivulus xanthonotus Ahl, 1926 – yellowback rivulus, yellowback rivulus 
                                           Species Rivulus xiphidius Huber, 1979  
                                           Species Rivulus zygonectes Myers, 1927  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Rivulus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N.  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera of Recent Fishes   
  Page(s): iii + 697   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, CA, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-23-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rivulus   
       

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