Priapella

Priapella is a genus of poeciliid fish endemic to fresh water habitats in southern Mexico.

Priapella
Isthmian priapella (P. intermedia) (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Poeciliinae
Tribe: Priapellini
Ghedotti, 2000
Genus: Priapella
Regan, 1913
Type species
Gambusia bonita
Meek, 1904[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904) (Graceful priapella)
  • Priapella chamulae Schartl, M. K. Meyer & B. Wilde, 2006
  • Priapella compressa Álvarez, 1948 (Palenque priapella)
  • Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza, 1952 (Isthmian priapella)
  • Priapella lacandonae M. K. Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2011
  • Priapella olmecae M. K. Meyer & Espinoza-Pérez, 1990 (Olmec priapella)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Priapella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Priapella in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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