Aphyolebias is a genus of New World killifish from the family Rivulidae. Although this genus is recognised by Fishbase[1] In 1998, it was suggested that several species from the genus Moema be moved to the new Aphyolebias.[2] Genetic research has indicated that Moema is paraphyletic and monophyly is only established when it is merged with the genus Aphyolebias. The Catalog of Fishes records Aphyolebias as a synonym of Moema.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Aphyolebias Costa, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Pterolebias peruensis Myers, 1954
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Species
editThe following species are classified as being in Aphyolebias:[1]
- Aphyolebias boticarioi Costa, 2004
- Aphyolebias claudiae Costa, 2003
- Aphyolebias manuensis Costa, 2003
- Aphyolebias obliquus (Costa, Sarimento & Barrera, 1996)
- Aphyolebias peruensis (Myers, 1954) (Peruvian longfin)
- Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus (Seegers, 1984)
- Aphyolebias schleseri Costa, 2003
- Aphyolebias wischmanni (Seegers, 1983)
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aphyolebias". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (1998). "Phylogeny and classification of Rivulidae revisited: evolution of annualism and miniaturization in rivulid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei)". Journal of Comparative Biology. 3: 33–92.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyolebias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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