Basilichthys

Basilichthys is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater habitats in Chile and Peru. Many species now placed in Odontesthes were formerly included in Basilichthys instead.

Basilichthys
B. microlepidotus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Sorgentinini
Genus: Basilichthys
Girard, 1855
Type species
Atherina microlepidota
Jenyns, 1841
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