WoRMS taxon details
Rivulidae Myers, 1925
Cynolebiidae Hoedeman, 1961 · unaccepted (downlifted to subfamily rank in...)
downlifted to subfamily rank in Rivulidae.
- Genus Anablepsoides Huber, 1992
- Genus Aphyolebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Atlantirivulus Costa, 2008
- Genus Austrofundulus Myers, 1932
- Genus Austrolebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Campellolebias Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1974
- Genus Cynodonichthys Meek, 1904
- Genus Cynolebias Steindachner, 1876
- Genus Cynopoecilus Regan, 1912
- Genus Gnatholebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Hypsolebias Costa, 2006
- Genus Kryptolebias Costa, 2004
- Genus Laimosemion Huber, 1999
- Genus Leptolebias Myers, 1952
- Genus Leptopanchax Costa, 2016
- Genus Llanolebias Hrbek & Taphorn, 2008
- Genus Maratecoara Costa, 1995
- Genus Megalebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Melanorivulus Costa, 2006
- Genus Micromoema Costa, 1998
- Genus Millerichthys Costa, 1995
- Genus Moema Costa, 1989
- Genus Nematolebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Neofundulus Myers, 1924
- Genus Notholebias Costa, 2008
- Genus Ophthalmolebias Costa, 2006
- Genus Papiliolebias Costa, 1998
- Genus Pituna Costa, 1989
- Genus Plesiolebias Costa, 1989
- Genus Prorivulus Costa, Lima & Suzart, 2004
- Genus Pterolebias Garman, 1895
- Genus Rachovia Myers, 1927
- Genus Renova Thomerson & Taphorn, 1995
- Genus Rivulus Poey, 1860
- Genus Simpsonichthys Carvalho, 1959
- Genus Spectrolebias Costa & Nielsen, 1997
- Genus Stenolebias Costa, 1995
- Genus Terranatos Taphorn & Thomerson, 1978
- Genus Trigonectes Myers, 1925
- Genus Xenurolebias Costa, 2006
- Genus Yssolebias Huber, 2012
- Genus Cryptolebias Costa, 2004 accepted as Kryptolebias Costa, 2004
- Genus Gynopoecilus accepted as Cynopoecilus Regan, 1912 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Rivulidae Myers, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267011 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cynolebiidae Hoedeman, 1961) Hoedeman, J. J. (1961). Studies on Cyprinodontiform fishes 10. On the probable evolution of the frontal scalation patterns. <em>Bulletin of Aquatic Biology.</em> 2(18): 82–92. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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| Language | Name | |
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| English | rivulines | [details] |
