Diamond killifish
| Diamond killifish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Adinia Girard, 1859 |
| Species: | A. xenica |
| Binomial name | |
| Adinia xenica (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) | |
The diamond killifish, Adinia xenica, is a species of North American killifish found in salt marshes, hypersaline flats and mangrove along the Gulf Coast of the United States. This species grows to a length of 6 cm (2.4 in). It is found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Adinia xenica" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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