Basilichthys microlepidotus

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]

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