Priapella

Priapella
Isthmian priapella (P. intermedia) (male)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Subfamily:	Poeciliinae
Tribe:	Priapellini Ghedotti, 2000
Genus:	Priapella Regan, 1913
Type species
Gambusia bonita Meek, 1904[1]

Priapella is a genus of poeciliid fish endemic to fresh water habitats in southern Mexico.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904) (Graceful priapella)
• Priapella chamulae Schartl, M. K. Meyer & B. Wilde, 2006
• Priapella compressa Álvarez, 1948 (Palenque priapella)
• Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza, 1952 (Isthmian priapella)
• Priapella lacandonae M. K. Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2011
• Priapella olmecae M. K. Meyer & Espinoza-Pérez, 1990 (Olmec priapella)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Priapella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Priapella". FishBase. August 2012 version.