Scolichthys greenwayi

Scolichthys greenwayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Scolichthys
Species:
S. greenwayi
Binomial name
Scolichthys greenwayi
Rosen, 1967

Scolichthys greenwayi is a species of freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. It is found in flowing waters along the Rio Chixoy and Rio Salinas system in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1967 by Donn Eric Rosen. It is placed in subfamily Poeciliinae.[1] Its specific epithet refers to James Greenway.[2]

Description

Rosen described Scolichthys greenwayi as having a diffuse and dusky midlateral stripe with a large dark blotch in front of the dorsal fin's origin. Above this stripe, the species has a reticulate pattern, and below it, the side is a brilliant blue with a lead-white lower belly. Dorsal and caudal fins are a bright orange-yellow.[2] It reaches a length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[1]

Life history

Scolichthys greenwayi is a livebearing fish with a gestation period of 28 days, after which it produces ten to thirty young.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scolichthys greenwayi". FishBase. May 2023 version.
  2. ^ a b Rosen, Donn Eric (1967). "New Poeciliid Fishes from Guatemala, with Comments on the Origins of Some South and Central American Forms" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2303): 1–15. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  • Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p.


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