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Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède, 1803

Sheepshead minnow
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Cyprinodon variegatus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Jamaica country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Port Henderson (Ref. 27228). Also Ref. 7251, 27148.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burgess, G.H. and R. Franz, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pétote, Petota, Guajacón, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Cyprinodon: Latin, cyprinus = carp + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  variegatus: From the words Cyprinus=a genus of minnows and odious (stem odont)=tooth, meaning minnows with teeth; variegates Latin for variegated, variously colored (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande.   Subtropical; 45°N - 0°N, 98°W - 49°W

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