Girardinus | |
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Metallic livebearer (G. metallicus) | |
Smallfinger topminnow (G. microdactylus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Girardini |
Genus: | Girardinus Poey, 1854 |
Type species | |
Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 |
Girardinus is a genus of poeciliids native to Cuba. The name of this genus honours the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard (1822-1895) for his work on the freshwater fish of North America.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
- Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895 (Creole topminnow)
- Girardinus cubensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Cuban topminnow)
- Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895 (Toothy topminnow)
- Girardinus falcatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Goldbelly topminnow)
- Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 (Metallic livebearer)
- Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944 (Smallfinger topminnow)
- Girardinus uninotatus Poey, 1860 (Singlespot topminnow)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Girardinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Girardinus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Girardinus |
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