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Poecilia elegans

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Poecilia elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Poecilia elegans
(Trewavas, 1948)[2]
Synonyms

Mollienesia elegans Trewavas, 1948

Poecilia elegans, the elegant molly, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.[3] It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ T.J. 2021. Poecilia elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T125979665A125986563. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125979665A125986563.en. Downloaded on 08 April 2021.
  2. ^ Trewavas, E. 1948. Cyprinodont fishes of San Domingo, Island of Haiti. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 118 (pt 2), pages 408–415, Pl. 1.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poecilia elegans". FishBase. August 2019 version.