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Rivulus cylindraceus Poey, 1860

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Rivulus cylindraceus Poey, 1860
Name authority
Poey, 1860
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Family
Rivulidae
Genus
Rivulus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCyprinodontiformes
  11. familyRivulidae Myers, 1925
  12. genusRivulus Poey, 1860
  13. speciesRivulus cylindraceus Poey, 1860

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Rivulus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rivulus formosensis Costa, 2008RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus pivijay Vermeulen, 2013RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus ribesrubrum Vermeulen, 2013RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus berovidesi Silva, 2015RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus azurescens Vermeulen, 2013RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus insulaepinorum de la Cruz & Dubitsky, 1976RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus roloffi Roloff, 1938RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rivulus xi Vermeulen, 2013RivulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 386 records assigned to Rivulidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Poey, F. (1858). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1–96 (1858), 97–336 (1860), 337–442 (1861), pls. 1–19; La Habana [“1856–1858”]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4T7FP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.