Austrolebias charrua

Austrolebias charrua is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to the basin of the Lagoa dos Patos in southern Brazil.^[1] This species was described in 2001 with the type locality given as a temporary pool near Chuí and Santa Vitória do Palmar in Rio Grande do Sul.^[2] The specific name refers to the Charrúa an indigenous people who lived in Rio Grande do Sul,^[3] as well as neighbouring parts of Argentina and Uruguay.^[4]

Austrolebias charrua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Rivulidae
Genus:	Austrolebias
Species:	A. charrua
Binomial name
Austrolebias charrua Costa & Cheffe, 2001
Distribution of Austrolebias charrua (red)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Austrolebias charrua". FishBase. April 2019 version.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrolebias charrua". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (5 September 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Family RIVULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
4. Alayón, Wilfredo (28 March 2011). "Uruguay and the memory of the Charrúa tribe". The Prisma. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.