Plesiolebias


Plesiolebias is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to seasonal pools, swamps and lagoons in the AraguaiaTocantins, Xingu, and uppermost Paraguay river basins in Brazil.
They are small fish, up to in total length. As typical of killifish, males are more colorful than females.

Species

Plesiolebias and the closely related Maratecoara, Papiliolebias, Pituna and Stenolebias form a clade, Plesiolebiasini.
There are currently eight recognized species in Plesiolebias:Plesiolebias altamira W. J. E. M. Costa & D. T. B. Nielsen, 2007Plesiolebias aruana Plesiolebias canabravensis W. J. E. M. Costa & D. T. B. Nielsen, 2007Plesiolebias filamentosus W. J. E. M. Costa & G. C. Brasil, 2007Plesiolebias fragilis W. J. E. M. Costa, 2007Plesiolebias glaucopterus Plesiolebias lacerdai W. J. E. M. Costa, 1989
  • ''Plesiolebias xavantei''