Biology:Girardinus metallicus

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Short description: Species of fish

Girardinus metallicus
Giraldinus metalicus.jpg
Girardinus metallicus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Girardinus
Species:
G. metallicus
Binomial name
Girardinus metallicus
(Poey, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Girardinus garmani (Eigenmann, 1903)
  • Girardinus pygmaeus (Rivas, 1944)[2]

Girardinus metallicus is a species of fish from the family of the Poeciliidae.[3]

Morphology

The male can have a size of 5 cm and the female can reach 9 cm in size.[4]

Geographical distribution

The species is endemic to the island of Cuba.[4]

References

  1. Lyons, T.J.; Ponce de León, J.; Rodríguez-Machado, S. (2021). "Girardinus metallicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T125977055A125986528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125977055A125986528.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/125977055/125986528. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. BioLib (in English and Czech)
  3. UNEP-WCMC Species Database
  4. 4.0 4.1 FishBase

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q963331 entry