Biology:Girardinus falcatus

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Girardinus falcatus
Giraldinus falcatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Girardinus
Species:
G. falcatus
Binomial name
Girardinus falcatus
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Glaridichthys falcatus Eigenmann, 1903
  • Glaridichthys atherinoides Rivas, 1944

Girardinus falcatus, the goldbelly topminnow,[1] is a species of Cuban tropical fish. Another common name of the species is yellow belly. The fish is pale gold and has a bright blue iris. Males are smaller than females and constantly mate.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Girardinus falcatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish Fourth Edition. Great Britain: Harrap Limited. p. 135. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6. https://archive.org/details/allabouttropical00mcin/page/135. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3751974 entry