Girardinus falcatus
Appearance
Girardinus falcatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Girardinus |
Species: | G. falcatus
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Binomial name | |
Girardinus falcatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Girardinus falcatus, the goldbelly topminnow,[1] is a species of Cuban tropical fish. Another common name of the species is yellow belly. The fish is pale gold and has a bright blue iris. Males are smaller than females and constantly mate.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Girardinus falcatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish Fourth Edition. Great Britain: Harrap Limited. p. 135. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.