Scolichthys greenwayi

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Scolichthys greenwayi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Scolichthys
Species:
S. greenwayi
Binomial name
Scolichthys greenwayi
Rosen, 1967

Scolichthys greenwayi is a species of poeciliid found in flowing waters along the Rio Chixoy and Rio Salinas system in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.. This species reaches a length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in). [1]

Being a livebearing fish greenwayi after 28 days of gestation, this species produces ten to thirty young.

The fish was named for James Greenway.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scolichthys greenwayi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Rosen, D.E. (1967). New Poeciliid Fishes from Guatemala, with Comments on the Origins of Some South and Central American Forms, American Museum Novitates 2303, 1-15
  • Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p.


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