| Girardinus | |
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| Metallic livebearer (G. metallicus) | |
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| Smallfinger topminnow (G. microdactylus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Girardini |
| Genus: |
Girardinus Poey, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854
[1]
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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. [2]
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [3]
- 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)
- ^ 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Girardinus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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| Girardinus | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| 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
[1]
| |
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. [2]
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [3]
- 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)
- ^ 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Girardinus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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