Poecilia mechthildae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
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: Poeciliini
Genus: Poecilia
Species: Poecilia mechthildae

Name

Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork, 2002

  • Holotype: MTD F 26473. Paratypes: MTD F 26474-76 (3); SMF 28889 (6). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:27.
  • Type locality: 6 kilometers upstream of the mouth of Río Acandi, near Acandi, Colombia.

References

  • Meyer, M.K., Etzel, V. & Bork, D. 2002. A new species of Poecilia, subgenus Mollienesia, from Colombia, with comments on Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895 and other related taxa (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 52: 49–55. Reference page.