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Rachovia
Rachovia is a genus of killifish from the family Rivulidae the species of which are endemic to the Orinoco, Maracaibo and Magdalena basins in Colombia and Venezuela, where they live in small temporary waters like ponds. They are small annual killifish that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in total length. The name of this genus honours the German aquarist Arthur Rachow (1884–1960) who sent fish specimens to George S. Myers.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Rachovia maculipinnis
speciesRachovia maculipinnis
Rachovia brevis
speciesRachovia brevis
Rachovia hummelincki
speciesRachovia hummelincki
Rachovia pyropunctata
speciesRachovia pyropunctata
Rachovia splendens
speciesRachovia splendens
Rachovia fransvermeuleni
speciesRachovia fransvermeuleni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91624.