Biology:Labidesthes
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Labidesthes | |
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| Labidesthes sicculus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Tribe: | Mendiniini |
| Genus: | Labidesthes Cope, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Chirostoma sicculum Cope, 1865[1]
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Labidesthes is a genus of Neotropical silverside found in Gulf of Mexico drainages (including the Brazos River, Mississippi River, Neches River, Pearl River), east around the southern tip of peninsular Florida and north to the Pee Dee River drainage and the Great Lakes (excluding Lake Superior)- St-Lawrence River drainages.[2]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) (Brook silverside)
- Labidesthes vanhyningi B. A. Bean & Reid, 1930 (Golden silverside) [2]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Labidesthes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3554.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Werneke, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W. (2015). "Silversides of the genus Labidesthes (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae)". Zootaxa 4032 (5): 535–550. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.4. PMID 26624384. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt04032p550.pdf.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Labidesthes in FishBase. April 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2000299 entry
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