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Basilichthys microlepidotus

Basilichthys microlepidotus is a species of Neotropical silverside endemic to Chile. It s a pelagic freshwater species which occurs from the Huasco River to Valparaíso.

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Basilichthys microlepidotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Basilichthys
Species:
B. microlepidotus
Binomial name
Basilichthys microlepidotus
(Jenyns, 1841)
Synonyms2
  • Atherina microlepidota Jenyns, 1841
  • Protistius microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)

Basilichthys microlepidotus is a species of Neotropical silverside endemic to Chile. It s a pelagic freshwater species which occurs from the Huasco River to Valparaíso.2

References

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T2604A9460672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2604A9460672.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". FishBase. April 2019 version.