Xenodexia
| Xenodexia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | C. L. Hubbs, 1950 |
| Genus: | C. L. Hubbs, 1950 |
| Species: | X. ctenolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenodexia ctenolepis C. L. Hubbs, 1950 | |
Xenodexia is a genus of poeciliid fish. It contains the single species Xenodexia ctenolepis, the Grijalva studfish, which is endemic to river basins in Guatemala where it lives in both slow- and fast-flowing waters. Females reach up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in total length and males are somewhat smaller.[2] It is the only member of the subfamily Xenodexiinae.[3]
References
- ^ Espinosa Pérez, H.; Matamoros, W.A. (2019). "Xenodexia ctenolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191773A2002862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191773A2002862.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenodexia ctenolepis". FishBase. August 2018 version.
- ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2025-03-15.