Xenodexia ctenolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Poeciliinae
Tribus: Xenodexiini
Genus: Xenodexia
Species: Xenodexia ctenolepis

Name

Xenodexia ctenolepis Hubbs, 1950

• Holotype: UMMZ 105460. Paratypes: UMMZ 105459 (39, 1 c&s).
• Type locality: Río Senisio at Finca Chamá, Quiche, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala.

References

• Hubbs, C.L. 1950: Studies of cyprinodont Fishes. XX. A new subfamily from Guatemala, with ctenoid scales and a unilateral pectoral clasper. Miscellaneous publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 78: 1–28, Pls. 1–4. Full journal (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Xenodexia ctenolepis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on June 16, 2015.
• Xenodexia ctenolepis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Xenodexia ctenolepis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.