Pyrrhulina australis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhulina |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Pyrrhulina australis C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
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Pyrrhulina australis, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, which includes the pencilfishes, splash tetras and related fishes.[2] The fishes in this genus are found in South America where they occur in the La Plata and Paraguay River basins north into the Guaporé River basin.[3]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[4]
Etymology
The fish's name is Latin for southern, referring to its occurrence, since it is described from Paraguay, south of the "evidently closely related" P. semifasciata that inhabits the Amazon River basin. [5]
References
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pyrrhulina australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T186373A1812066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186373A1812066.en. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyrrhulina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pyrrhulina australis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LEBIASINIDAE Gill 1889 (Pencilfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 May 2025.