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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Poeciliinae
Genus: Brachyrhaphis

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12 species (see list below)
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Photo by Brown, C.

Central America
Max. Length 7.5 cm
Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)

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Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis
[Cascajal toothcarp]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central America
Max. Length 5 cm
Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)

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Brachyrhaphis episcopi
[Bishop toothcarp]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Central America
Max. Length 5 cm
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Rosen & Bailey, 1963

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Brachyrhaphis hartwegi
[Soconusco gambusia]

Photo by Dibble, I.

Central America
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel, 2001

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Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi
[Hessfeld's toothcarp]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Brachyrhaphis holdridgei
[Holdridges toothcarp]

Photo by Molina, A.

Central America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Brachyrhaphis olomina (Meek, 1914)

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Brachyrhaphis olomina
[Olomina toothcarp]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Brachyrhaphis parismina
[Parismina toothcarp]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm
 
Brachyrhaphis punctifer
[Cricamola toothcarp]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Central America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908)

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Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora
[Needle toothcarp]

Photo by Dibble, I.

Central America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988

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Brachyrhaphis roseni
[Cardinal toothcarp]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Brachyrhaphis roswithae
[Roswitha's toothcarp]

Photo by Dibble, I.

Central America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907)

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Brachyrhaphis terrabensis
[Térraba toothcarp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis Cascajal toothcarp Central America 7.5 1913
Brachyrhaphis episcopi Bishop toothcarp Central America 5 1878
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Soconusco gambusia Central America 5 1963
Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Hessfeld's toothcarp Central America 5.5 TL 2001
Brachyrhaphis holdridgei Holdridges toothcarp Central America 5 SL 1967
Brachyrhaphis olomina Olomina toothcarp Central America 6 SL 1914
Brachyrhaphis parismina Parismina toothcarp Central America 7 TL 1912
Brachyrhaphis punctifer Cricamola toothcarp Central America 5 1926
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora Needle toothcarp Central America 6 SL 1908
Brachyrhaphis roseni Cardinal toothcarp Central America 6 SL 1988
Brachyrhaphis roswithae Roswitha's toothcarp Central America 5 TL 1998
Brachyrhaphis terrabensis Térraba toothcarp Central America 6 SL 1907



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