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Limia pavonina

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Poeciliidae () - Garman, 1895
        Subfamily: Poeciliinae ()
        Genus: Limia () - Poey, 1854
        Specific name: pavonina
        Scientific name: - Limia pavonina

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Limia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. caymanensis (Grand Cayman Limia) · L. couchiana (Monterrey Platyfish) · L. dominicensis (Tiburon Peninsula Limia) · L. formosa (Amazon Molly) · L. fuscomaculata (Blotched Limia) · L. garnieri (Garnier´s Limia) · L. grossidens (Largetooth Limia) · L. immaculata (Plain Limia) · L. melanogaster (Blackbelly Lanternshark) · L. melanonotata (Blackbanded Limia) · L. miragoanensis (Miragoane Limia) · L. nigrofasciata (Humpedbacked Limia) · L. ornata (Ornate Limia) · L. pauciradiata (Few-Rayed Limia) · L. perugiae (Perugia's Limia) · L. rivasi (Rivas´s Limia) · L. sulphurophila (Sulfur Limia) · L. venusta (Spangled Cichlid) · L. versicolor (Varicolored Limia) · L. vittata (Striped Mudfish) · L. yaguajali (Yaguajal Limia) · L. zonata (Striped Limia)

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Further Reading

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Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, url p. 184.
Pamphlets on forestry. Fish and game. [1900?- url p. 692.
Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year. .. with appendixes Washington: G.P.O., 1914- url p. 191.
The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama / by David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1896-1900. url p. 692.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2520574
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4002809

Last Revised: 2012-07-28