Papiliolebias


Papiliolebias is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to seasonal pools in the Paraguay and upper Madeira river basins in northwestern Argentina, central and southeastern Bolivia, and western Paraguay.
They are small fish, up to in total length. As typical of killifish, males are more colorful than females.

Species

Papiliolebias and the closely related Maratecoara, Pituna, Plesiolebias and Stenolebias form a clade, Plesiolebiasini.
There are currently 5 recognized species in Papiliolebias:Papiliolebias ashleyae D. T. B. Nielsen & Brousseau, 2014Papiliolebias bitteri Papiliolebias francescae Valdesalici & Brousseau, 2014Papiliolebias habluetzeli Valdesalici, D. T. B. Nielsen, Brousseau & Phunkner, 2016Papiliolebias hatinne Azpelicueta, Butí & G. B. García, 2009