''Girardinus metallicus'' is a species of fish from the family of the
Poeciliidae
The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family was t ...
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UNEP-WCMC Species Database
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Morphology
The male can have a size of 5 cm and the female can reach 9 cm in size.[FishBase]
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Geographical distribution
The species is endemic to the island of Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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References
External links
Catalogue of Life
The Taxonomicon
metallicus
Tropical fish
Taxa named by Felipe Poey
Fish described in 1854
Freshwater fish of Cuba
Poeciliidae
Endemic fauna of Cuba
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