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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderAtheriniformes
  5. FamilyAtherinopsidae
Habitatfreshwater
Conservationvulnerable
Observations33
Observations recorded1,187

Vissen Basilichthys is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de koornaarvissen (Atherinopsidae). Soorten Basilichthys archaeus Cope, 1878 Basilichthys australis Eigenmann, 1928 Basilichthys microlepidotus Jenyns, 1841 Basilichthys semotilus Cope, 1874

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
47
With media
3
Family
Atherinopsidae
Collections
UMMZ
Recorded in
Peru, Chile

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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: Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878) Basilichthys australis C. H. Eigenmann, 1928 Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841) Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)

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