Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 83
| Species: | Fluviphylax obscurum |
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| Description: | Costa, 1996 | |
| Etymology: | From the Latin obscurum (dark), an allusion to the colour pattern of larger specimens. | |
| References: | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 1996, 7 (2): 111-130 Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 83 |
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| Type Locality: | Barcelos, Rio Negro, Brazil |
| Distribution: | Brazil: Estado do Amazonas, upper Rio Negro basin, Brazil |
| Biotope: | Reported to feed on microalgae and detritus in the Urubaxi swamp and on invertebrates and detritus in the island lake Buiú-Açu. |
| Size: | 1.2 - 1.8 cm (SL) |
| Characteristics: | Extremely large eyes like all members of this genus. Flat back, dorsal fin set well back behind the anal fin, mouth pointing upwards typical of surface dwelling fish. |
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