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.
| Basilichthys | |
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| B. microlepidotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Tribe: | Sorgentinini |
| Genus: | Basilichthys Girard, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina microlepidota Jenyns, 1841[1]
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Species edit
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)
- Basilichthys australis C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)
- Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Basilichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Basilichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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