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Laimosemion
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Laimosemion

Laimosemion is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae from the Amazon basin and basins in the Guiana Shield in tropical South America. They mostly inhabit small streams, creeks, swamps and pools in lowlands, but locally occur to an altitude of 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

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35 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 35 known species

Laimosemion agilae

speciesLaimosemion agilae

herringbone rivulus

speciesLaimosemion geayi

Laimosemion rectocaudatum

speciesLaimosemion rectocaudatum

blue-striped rivulus

speciesLaimosemion xiphidius

Laimosemion cladophorus

speciesLaimosemion cladophorus

Laimosemion strigatum

speciesLaimosemion strigatum

Laimosemion sladkowskii

speciesLaimosemion sladkowskii

Laimosemion dibaphus

speciesLaimosemion dibaphus

Laimosemion kirovskyi

speciesLaimosemion kirovskyi

Laimosemion tecminae

speciesLaimosemion tecminae

Laimosemion uatuman

speciesLaimosemion uatuman

Laimosemion lyricauda

speciesLaimosemion lyricauda

Laimosemion torrenticola

speciesLaimosemion torrenticola

Laimosemion tomasi

speciesLaimosemion tomasi

Laimosemion leticia

speciesLaimosemion leticia

Laimosemion carolinae

speciesLaimosemion carolinae

Laimosemion flammaecauda

speciesLaimosemion flammaecauda

Laimosemion foliiscola

speciesLaimosemion foliiscola

Laimosemion gili

speciesLaimosemion gili

Laimosemion frenatum

speciesLaimosemion frenatum

Laimosemion roemeri

speciesLaimosemion roemeri

Laimosemion anitae

speciesLaimosemion anitae

Laimosemion breviceps

speciesLaimosemion breviceps

Laimosemion jauaperi

speciesLaimosemion jauaperi

Laimosemion mahdiaense

speciesLaimosemion mahdiaense

Laimosemion mabura

speciesLaimosemion mabura

Laimosemion gransabanae

speciesLaimosemion gransabanae

Laimosemion nicoi

speciesLaimosemion nicoi

Paryag's killifish

speciesLaimosemion paryagi

Laimosemion staecki

speciesLaimosemion staecki

Laimosemion sape

speciesLaimosemion sape

Laimosemion uakti

speciesLaimosemion uakti

Laimosemion ubim

speciesLaimosemion ubim

Laimosemion altivelis

speciesLaimosemion altivelis

Laimosemion amanapira

speciesLaimosemion amanapira

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