Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Poeciliidae

Genus: Girardinus

Species: Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits ponds, lakes and streams but prefers clear sluggish streams. Feeds on the bottom on aquatic vegetation, diatoms, algae and insect larvae.

Habitat

demersal