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Rivulidae (Rivulines)
溪鱂科 (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: imperatrizensis: The name imperatrizensis is in allusion to the occurrence of the new species near the city of Imperatriz, Maranhao state, Brazil (Ref. 119335).