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Girardinus
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Girardinus is a genus of poeciliids native to Cuba. The name of this genus honours the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard (1822-1895) for his work on the freshwater fish of North America.[2]
Quick Facts Girardinus, Scientific classification ...
Girardinus | |
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Metallic livebearer (G. metallicus) | |
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Smallfinger topminnow (G. microdactylus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Girardini |
Genus: | Girardinus Poey, 1854 |
Type species | |
Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854[1] |
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