Gambusia krumholzi
Gambusia krumholzi (spotfin gambusia) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae endemic to Mexico.
| Gambusia krumholzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. krumholzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia krumholzi W. L. Minckley, 1963 | |
The fish is named in honor of Louis A. Krumholz (1909-1981) of the University of Louisville (Kentucky, USA), for his contributions to the knowledge of aquatic biology.[2]
References
- Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Gambusia krumholzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8898A3147911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8898A3147911.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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