Biology:Alepidomus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Alepidomus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherinomorinae |
| Genus: | Alepidomus C. L. Hubbs, 1944 |
| Species: | A. evermanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Alepidomus evermanni (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Alepidomus evermanni" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Alepidomus in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
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