Annual tropical killifish (Leptolebias opalescens)

Also known as:	Opalescent pearlfish
French:	Cynolebias Opalescent
Spanish:	Pez Anual Opalescente

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	Rivulidae
Genus	Leptolebias (1)

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II on CITES (2).  

Information on the annual tropical killifish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

For more information on Leptolebias opalescens, see:

• It Rains Fishes:
  http://www.itrainsfishes.net/content/

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (March, 2010)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (March, 2010)
   http://www.cites.org