| Cuatrocienegas killifish | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Lucania |
| Species: | L. interioris |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucania interioris C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1965 | |
The Cuatro Ciénegas killifish (Lucania interioris; also known locally as the sardinilla de Cuatro Ciénegas) is an endangered species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico, where it exists in severely fragmented habitats within the valley.
References
- ^ Espinosa-Perez, H.; Lambarri Martínez, C. (2019). "Lucania interioris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T12395A506299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T12395A506299.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Page, L.M.; Espinoza-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Mandrak, N.M.; Mayden, R.L.; Nelson, J.S. (2013). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico (7th ed.). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lucania interioris". FishBase. April 2019 version.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lucania interioris | |
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