Garmanella pulchra
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Garmanella
Garmanella pulchra
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. In females, vertical bars become narrower and more defined with age; in males, bars become numerous and then break into reticulated pattern (Ref. 26938).
Distribution
Central America: coastal habitats of Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and Belize.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish. demersal.
Biology
6 cm max TL (Ref. 2060). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Max length: 4.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-11-20.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Smith, C.L. (1997) National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
Huber, J.H. (1996) Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
Costa, W.J.E.M. (2003) Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
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