Barred topminnow | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Subfamily: | Poeciliinae |
Tribe: | Girardini |
Genus: | Quintana C. L. Hubbs, 1934 |
Species: | Q. atrizona |
Binomial name | |
Quintana atrizona C. L. Hubbs, 1934 |
The barred topminnow (Quintana atrizona) is a species of poeciliid fish endemic to Cuba where it prefers patches of aquatic vegetation in ponds. Females grow to a standard length of up to 3.4 cm (1.3 in), while males only reach 2 cm (0.8 in).
References
- Tognelli, M.F.; Lyons, T.J.; Rodríguez-Machado, S.; Ponce de León, J. (2021). "Quintana atrizona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125989524A125989542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125989524A125989542.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Quintana atrizona". FishBase. August 2018 version.
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