Rivulidae

90 species in this family

The Rivulidae family includes 90 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Adloff's pearlfish

Austrolebias adloffi

Rivulidae

Agila killifish

Laimosemion agilae

Rivulidae

Antenor pearlfish

Hypsolebias antenori

Rivulidae

Argentine pearlfish

Austrolebias bellottii

Rivulidae

Barebrow pearlfish

Moema nudifrontata

Rivulidae

Beautiful pearlfish

Maratecoara formosa

Rivulidae

Beni rivulus

Anablepsoides beniensis

Rivulidae

Birkhahn's rivulus

Cynodonichthys birkhahni

Rivulidae

Bluefin killi

Rachovia brevis

Rivulidae

Brasilia pearlfish

Simpsonichthys boitonei

Rivulidae

Brazilian killifish

Kryptolebias brasiliensis

Rivulidae

Brown rivulus

Rivulus cylindraceus

Rivulidae

Carletto's pearlfish

Hypsolebias carlettoi

Rivulidae

Caura rivulus

Anablepsoides caurae

Rivulidae

Delta rivulus

Anablepsoides deltaphilus

Rivulidae

Derham's rivulus

Anablepsoides derhami

Rivulidae

Dogtooth rivulus

Cynodonichthys tenuis

Rivulidae

Dorsalspot killifish

Campellolebias dorsimaculatus

Rivulidae

Dusky rivulus

Anablepsoides atratus

Rivulidae

Dwarf pearlfish

Notholebias minimus

Rivulidae

Elegant rivulus

Cynodonichthys elegans

Rivulidae

Elongate pearlfish

Austrolebias elongatus

Rivulidae

Erber's killi

Anablepsoides erberi

Rivulidae

Featherfin panchax

Pterolebias longipinnis

Rivulidae

Fighting gaucho

Cynopoecilus melanotaenia

Rivulidae

Fire pearlfish

Hypsolebias igneus

Rivulidae

Fire rivulus

Anablepsoides igneus

Rivulidae

Flagged pearlfish

Hypsolebias flagellatus

Rivulidae

Flame pearlfish

Austrolebias luteoflammulatus

Rivulidae

Fromm's rivulus

Cynodonichthys frommi

Rivulidae

Geay's rivulus

Laimosemion geayi

Rivulidae

Ghisolfi's pearlfish

Hypsolebias ghisolfii

Rivulidae

Giant rivulus

Anablepsoides hartii

Rivulidae

Golden rivulus

Anablepsoides holmiae

Rivulidae

Golden-tailed rivulus

Anablepsoides urophthalmus

Rivulidae

Goldline killi

Campellolebias chrysolineatus

Rivulidae

Green-banded rivulus

Laimosemion xiphidius

Rivulidae

Grey pearlfish

Cynolebias griseus

Rivulidae

Harald's rivulus

Atlantirivulus haraldsiolii

Rivulidae

Hellner's pearlfish

Moema hellneri

Rivulidae

Immaculate rivulus

Anablepsoides immaculatus

Rivulidae

Intermittent killi

Anablepsoides intermittens

Rivulidae

Iridescent rivulus

Anablepsoides iridescens

Rivulidae

Isthmian killi

Cynodonichthys isthmensis

Rivulidae

Itapicuru pearlfish

Cynolebias itapicuruensis

Rivulidae

Jaegar's pearlfish

Austrolebias jaegari

Rivulidae

Kirovsky's killi

Laimosemion kirovskyi

Rivulidae

Lacorte's pearlfish

Maratecoara lacortei

Rivulidae

Lemonfin killifish

Leptolebias citrinipinnis

Rivulidae

Llanos killifish

Austrofundulus transilis

Rivulidae

Llanos killifish

Llanolebias stellifer

Rivulidae

Lueling's rivulus

Atlantirivulus luelingi

Rivulidae

Lung's rivulus

Anablepsoides lungi

Rivulidae

Lyretail rivulus

Laimosemion lyricauda

Rivulidae

Magdalena rivulus

Cynodonichthys magdalenae

Rivulidae

Mangrove rivulus

Kryptolebias marmoratus

Rivulidae

Nion pearlfish

Austrolebias nioni

Rivulidae

Ocellated mangrove killifish

Kryptolebias ocellatus

Rivulidae

Opal killifish

Leptolebias opalescens

Rivulidae

Painted pearlfish

Hypsolebias picturatus

Rivulidae

Papillate pearlfish

Nematolebias papilliferus

Rivulidae

Patricia's pearlfish

Austrolebias patriciae

Rivulidae

Pinima rivulus

Melanorivulus pinima

Rivulidae

Poranga pearlfish

Pituna poranga

Rivulidae

Quii's pearlfish

Moema quiii

Rivulidae

Redlined killi

Anablepsoides rubrolineatus

Rivulidae

Rio pearlfish

Nematolebias whitei

Rivulidae

Roloff's rivulus

Rivulus roloffi

Rivulidae

Romer's rivulus

Laimosemion romeri

Rivulidae

Santos killi

Atlantirivulus santensis

Rivulidae

Schleser's killifish

Aphyolebias schleseri

Rivulidae

Sepia killifish

Kryptolebias sepia

Rivulidae

Shorthead rivulus

Laimosemion breviceps

Rivulidae

Showy rivulus

Anablepsoides speciosus

Rivulidae

Slenderhead pearlfish

Cynolebias leptocephalus

Rivulidae

Smallfin rivulus

Anablepsoides micropus

Rivulidae

Spotfin killi

Rachovia maculipinnis

Rivulidae

Spotted pearlfish

Hypsolebias notatus

Rivulidae

Staeck's pearlfish

Moema staecki

Rivulidae

Straighttail rivulus

Laimosemion rectocaudatus

Rivulidae

Swamp killi

Anablepsoides stagnatus

Rivulidae

Sword pearlfish

Micromoema xiphophora

Rivulidae

Tecmina killi

Laimosemion tecminae

Rivulidae

Torrent rivulus

Laimosemion torrenticola

Rivulidae

Uatuma killi

Laimosemion uatuman

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Vandenberg's pearlfish

Austrolebias vandenbergi

Rivulidae

Venezuela killifish

Austrofundulus limnaeus

Rivulidae

Waimacu killi

Anablepsoides waimacui

Rivulidae

Wolterstorff's pearlfish

Austrolebias wolterstorffi

Rivulidae

Yellowtail pearlfish

Hypsolebias flavicaudatus

Rivulidae