Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Rivulus azurescens Vermeulen, 2013

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Rivulus azurescens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm
 
Rivulus berovidesi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Rivulus carolinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Rivulus cylindraceus
[Green rivulus]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Rivulus flammaecauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Rivulus formosensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Rivulus insulaepinorum
[Isle of Pines rivulus]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Rivulus pivijay Vermeulen, 2013

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Rivulus pivijay
[]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Rivulus ribesrubrum Vermeulen, 2013

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Rivulus ribesrubrum
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Rivulus roloffi
[Hispaniolan rivulus]

Photo by Vermeulen, F.

South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Rivulus tomasi Vermeulen, Valdesalici & Garcia-Gil, 2013

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Rivulus tomasi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Rivulus xi Vermeulen, 2013

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Rivulus xi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rivulus azurescens South America 5.7 SL 2013
Rivulus berovidesi Central America 3.8 2015
Rivulus carolinae South America 2.8 SL 2020
Rivulus cylindraceus Green rivulus Central America 5.5 TL 1860
Rivulus flammaecauda South America 3.6 SL 2020
Rivulus formosensis South America 3.5 SL 2008
Rivulus insulaepinorum Isle of Pines rivulus Central America 6 TL 1976
Rivulus pivijay South America 4.8 SL 2013
Rivulus ribesrubrum South America 5.6 SL 2013
Rivulus roloffi Hispaniolan rivulus Central America 5.5 TL 1938
Rivulus tomasi South America 3.7 SL 2013
Rivulus xi South America 5.8 SL 2013



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