Cuatrocienegas killifish

Cuatrocienegas killifish
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Lucania
Species:
L. interioris
Binomial name
Lucania interioris

The Cuatro Ciénegas killifish (Lucania interioris; also known locally as the sardinilla de Cuatro Ciénegas) is an endangered species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico, where it exists in severely fragmented habitats within the valley.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lucania interioris". FishBase. April 2019 version.