Biology:Alepidomus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Alepidomus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Alepidomus
C. L. Hubbs, 1944
Species:
A. evermanni
Binomial name
Alepidomus evermanni
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)
Synonyms

Atherina evermanni Eigenmann, 1903

Alepidomus evermanni is a freshwater species of silverside endemic to western Cuba. This species grows to 3.3 cm (1.3 in) in standard length.[1] It is the only known member of its genus.[2] This species was described as Atherina evermanni by Carl H. Eigenmann in 1903 with a type locality of San Cristobal, Cuba.[3] The specific name honours the United States ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853-1932).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Alepidomus evermanni" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Alepidomus in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Atherina evermanni". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=14067. 
  4. ↑ "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 1 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/atheriniformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3766408 entry