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]

Sabrefin killifish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae
Genus: Campellolebias
Species:
C. brucei
Binomial name
Campellolebias brucei
Synonyms[2]

Cynolebias brucei (Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra, 1974)

References

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  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Campellolebias brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3708A10029276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3708A10029276.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campellolebias brucei". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Campellolebias brucei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (5 September 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 September 2019.