Flagfish
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The flagfish (Jordanella floridae), also known as the American flagfish or Florida flagfish, is a species of pupfish, a type of killifish from the family Cyprinodontidae which is endemic to Florida.[1] It is found in the aquarium trade. Its common name derives from the dominant males' body pattern, which bears some resemblance to the Flag of the United States.
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Flagfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
Genus: | Jordanella Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 |
Species: | J. floridae |
Binomial name | |
Jordanella floridae Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Cyprinodon floridae (Goode & T.H. Bean, 1879) |
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