| Basilichthys | |
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| B. microlepidotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Tribe: | Sorgentinini |
| Genus: | Basilichthys Girard, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina microlepidota Jenyns, 18411
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Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:2
- Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)
- Basilichthys australis C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)
- Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Basilichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Basilichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.