Biology:Poecilia elegans

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Short description: Species of fish endemic to the Dominican Republic

Poecilia elegans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Poecilia elegans
(Trewavas, 1948)[2]
Synonyms

Mollienesia elegans Trewavas, 1948

Poecilia elegans, the elegant molly, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.[3] It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[3]

References

  1. T.J. 2021. Poecilia elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T125979665A125986563. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125979665A125986563.en. Downloaded on 08 April 2021.
  2. Trewavas, E. 1948. Cyprinodont fishes of San Domingo, Island of Haiti. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 118 (pt 2), pages 408–415, Pl. 1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Poecilia elegans" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3755627 entry