Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Rivulidae Rivulines
Subfamily: Rivulinae
Genus: Laimosemion

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29 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hellner, S

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion agilae (Hoedeman, 1954)

Photo by Photo by Hellner, S
 
Laimosemion agilae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Laimosemion altivelis
[]
No picture found
 
Laimosemion amanapira
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Laimosemion breviceps (Eigenmann, 1909)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion breviceps
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion cladophorus (Huber, 1991)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion cladophorus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Laimosemion corpulentus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Laimosemion dibaphus (Myers, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion dibaphus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion frenatus (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Laimosemion frenatus
[]

Photo by Hellner, S

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion geayi (Vaillant, 1899)

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Laimosemion geayi
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Laimosemion gransabanae (Lasso, Taphorn & Thomerson, 1992)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion gransabanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Laimosemion jauaperi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Laimosemion kirovskyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Laimosemion leticia
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Laimosemion lyricauda (Thomerson, Berkenkamp & Taphorn, 1991)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion lyricauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Laimosemion mabura
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America

Laimosemion mahdiaensis (Suijker & Collier, 2006)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion mahdiaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Laimosemion nicoi
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Laimosemion paryagi Vermeulen, Suijker & Collier, 2012

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion paryagi
[Paryag's killifish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Laimosemion rectocaudatus (Fels & de Rham, 1981)

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Laimosemion rectocaudatus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America

Laimosemion romeri (Costa, 2003)

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Laimosemion romeri
[]
No picture found
 
Laimosemion sape
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Laimosemion staecki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Laimosemion strigatus
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Laimosemion tecminae (Thomerson, Nico & Taphorn, 1992)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion tecminae
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
Laimosemion torrenticola (Vermeulen & Isbrücker, 2000)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion torrenticola
[]
No picture found
 
Laimosemion uakti
[]
No picture found
 
Laimosemion uatuman
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
 
Laimosemion ubim
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Laimosemion xiphidius (Huber, 1979)

Photo by Photo by Vermeulen, F.
 
Laimosemion xiphidius
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Laimosemion agilae South America 5 TL 1954
Laimosemion altivelis South America 8.5 TL 1992
Laimosemion amanapira South America 2004
Laimosemion breviceps South America 3.5 TL 1909
Laimosemion cladophorus South America 5 TL 1991
Laimosemion corpulentus South America 4.4 SL 1993
Laimosemion dibaphus South America 4 TL 1927
Laimosemion frenatus South America 5 TL 1912
Laimosemion geayi South America 5 TL 1899
Laimosemion gransabanae South America 5 TL 1992
Laimosemion jauaperi South America 1.9 SL 2013
Laimosemion kirovskyi South America 2.3 SL 2004
Laimosemion leticia South America 2.3 SL 2016
Laimosemion lyricauda South America 5.5 TL 1991
Laimosemion mabura South America 3.4 SL 2015
Laimosemion mahdiaensis South America 2006
Laimosemion nicoi South America 3 TL 1992
Laimosemion paryagi Paryag's killifish South America 3.9 SL 2012
Laimosemion rectocaudatus South America 6 TL 1981
Laimosemion romeri South America 2003
Laimosemion sape South America 2006
Laimosemion staecki South America 2.9 SL 2011
Laimosemion strigatus South America 6 TL 1912
Laimosemion tecminae South America 5.5 TL 1992
Laimosemion torrenticola South America 3.2 TL 2000
Laimosemion uakti South America 2004
Laimosemion uatuman South America 2004
Laimosemion ubim South America 1.8 SL 2014
Laimosemion xiphidius South America 4.5 TL 1979



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