Basilichthys microlepidotus

Basilichthys microlepidotus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Basilichthys
Species:	B. microlepidotus
Binomial name
	Basilichthys microlepidotus; (Jenyns, 1841)
Synonyms
	Atherina microlepidotaJenyns, 1841; Protistius microlepidotus(Jenyns, 1841);

Last updated October 02, 2025

Basilichthys microlepidotus is a species of Neotropical silverside endemic to Chile. It s a pelagic freshwater species which occurs from the Huasco River to Valparaiso.^[2]

References

↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T2604A9460672. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2604A9460672.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". FishBase . April 2019 version.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T2604A9460672. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2604A9460672.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[Fishbase-2] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Basilichthys microlepidotus". FishBase . April 2019 version.

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Basilichthys microlepidotus

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Basilichthys
Species:	B. microlepidotus
Binomial name
*Basilichthys microlepidotus* (Jenyns, 1841)
Synonyms ^[2]
Atherina microlepidotaJenyns, 1841 Protistius microlepidotus(Jenyns, 1841)