Girardinus
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Fingerkarpfling ( Girardinus microdactylus ) |
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Girardinus is a genus of the viviparous toothcarps (Poeciliidae). The fish are endemic to Cuba and the largest secondary island, Isla de la Juventud .
features
Girardinus species reach lengths between 2.5 cm and 5 cm (males) and between 4 cm and 9 cm (females). They are small, inconspicuous fish with a yellowish to brownish-olive color. Females grow larger and are paler in color. The fins are transparent in most cases. The male gonopodium is very long. There are no macroscopic features with which the genus can be diagnosed .
Way of life
Girardinus species live in stagnant as well as in weedy calm flowing waters. They feed on invertebrates and vegetable foods.
Systematics
Girardinus is the type genus of the Girardini tribe to which four other types of similarly inconspicuous fish belong: Phallichthys , Phalloptychus , Poeciliopsis and Xenophallus .
species
- Girardinus creolus
- Girardinus cubensis
- Girardinus denticulatus
- Sicklefish ( Girardinus falcatus )
- Metal Karpfling ( Girardinus metallicus )
- Fingerkarpfling ( Girardinus microdactylus )
- Girardinus uninotatus
literature
- Günther Sterba (Ed.), Gert Brückner: Encyclopedia of Aquaristics and Special Ichthyology. Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen u. a. 1978, ISBN 3-7888-0252-9 .
- ↑ Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda, Roberto E. Reis: Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs. Neotrope. ichthyol. vol. 3 no.1 Porto Alegre Jan./Mar. 2005 doi : 10.1590 / S1679-62252005000100001
Web links
- Girardinus on Fishbase.org (English)