Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Aplocheilidae | Phylum Chordata Order Cyprinodontiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Ophthalmolebias
W. J. E. M. Costa, 2006 Similar Simpsonichthys constanciae, Nematolebias whitei, Nematolebias, Spectrolebias, Simpsonichthys | ||
Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis is a species of aplocheilid fish endemic to Brazil where it is only known from river floodplains near Ilhéus. Formerly a sub-genus of Simpsonichthys, this genus has been elevated to a full genus with only this species currently being recognized as belonging to it.
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