Brachyrhaphis

Brachyrhaphis is a genus of poeciliids native to freshwater habitats in Central America. Most are restricted to Panama and Costa Rica, but B. holdridgei also occurs in Nicaragua and B. hartwegi is from Mexico and Guatemala. A recent phylogenetic analysis has suggested that Brachyrhaphis may not be of a monophyletic group.[2]

Brachyrhaphis
B. rhabdophora - Male (top) & Female (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Tribe:	Gambusiini
Genus:	Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
Type species
Gambusia rhabdophora Regan, 1908[1]

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[3]

• Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
• Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)
• Brachyrhaphis hartwegi D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1963 (Soconusco gambusia)
• Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 2001
• Brachyrhaphis holdridgei W. A. Bussing, 1967
• Brachyrhaphis olomina (Meek, 1914)
• Brachyrhaphis parismina (Meek, 1912)
• Brachyrhaphis punctifer (C. L. Hubbs, 1926)
• Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908)
• Brachyrhaphis roseni W. A. Bussing, 1988
• Brachyrhaphis roswithae M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 1998
• Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907)

References

1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Brachyrhaphis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
2. Ingley, Spencer J.; Reina, Ruth G.; Bermingham, Eldredge; Johnson, Jerald B. (2015-08-01). "Phylogenetic analyses provide insights into the historical biogeography and evolution of Brachyrhaphis fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 104–114. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.013. PMID 25916190.
3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Brachyrhaphis in FishBase. August 2012 version.