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Cyprinodontidae

Pseudorestias lirimensis

Pseudorestias lirimensis

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small

Pseudorestias is a monospecific genus in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfishes. The only species in the genus is Pseudorestias lirimensis which was described in 2017. from a type locality given as "Charvinto Creek near to the thermal pond Baños San Andrés about 6 km E of Lirima village, Chancacolla River, Tarapacá Region, northern Chile".

Maximum length
7.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Chancacolla River and Charvinto Creek, Tarapacá basin, southern Central Andes, Chilean Altiplano.

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