Biology:Priapella
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Priapella | |
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| Isthmian priapella (P. intermedia) (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | Poeciliinae |
| Tribe: | Priapellini Ghedotti, 2000 |
| Genus: | Priapella Regan, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Gambusia bonita Meek, 1904[1]
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Priapella is a genus of poeciliid fish endemic to fresh water habitats in southern Mexico.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904) (Graceful priapella)
- Priapella chamulae Schartl, M. K. Meyer & B. Wilde, 2006
- Priapella compressa Álvarez, 1948 (Palenque priapella)
- Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza, 1952 (Isthmian priapella)
- Priapella lacandonae M. K. Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2011
- Priapella olmecae M. K. Meyer & Espinoza-Pérez, 1990 (Olmec priapella)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Priapella". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5759.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Priapella in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q134489 entry
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