| Cuatrocienegas killifish | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Lucania |
| Species: | L. interioris |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucania interioris C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1965 | |
The Cuatro Ciénegas killifish (Lucania interioris; also known locally as the sardinilla de Cuatro Ciénegas)[2] is an endangered species[1] of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico,[3] where it exists in severely fragmented habitats within the valley.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Espinosa-Perez, H.; Lambarri Martínez, C. (2019). "Lucania interioris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T12395A506299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T12395A506299.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Page, L.M.; Espinoza-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Mandrak, N.M.; Mayden, R.L.; Nelson, J.S. (2013). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico (7th ed.). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lucania interioris" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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