Biology:Alfaro (fish)
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Alfaro | |
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| A. cultratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | Poeciliinae |
| Tribe: | Alfarini Hubbs, 1924 |
| Genus: | Alfaro Meek, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Alfaro acutiventralis Meek, 1912[1]
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Alfaro is a genus of poeciliid fishes endemic to Central America. The generic name honours the Costa Rican archaeologist, geologist, ethnologist, zoologist and Director of the National Museum of Costa Rica, Anastasio Alfaro (1865-1951).[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Alfaro cultratus (Regan, 1908)
- Alfaro huberi (Fowler, 1923)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Alfaro". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5681.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes4/. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Alfaro in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q135545 entry
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