鱂屬學名Cyprinodon)是鯉齒鱂科下的一個,又可稱為鯉齒鱂屬。其下生物主要發現於墨西哥加勒比地區美國南部各地。其下有的分佈並不集中,有些是特有種[1][2]

鳉属
鹽鱂正在產卵
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 辐鳍鱼綱 Actinopteri
目: 鳉形目 Cyprinodontiformes
科: 鲤齿鱂科 Cyprinodontidae
属: 鳉属 Cyprinodon
Lacépède, 1803
模式種
Cyprinodon variegatus
Lacépède, 1803
異名
  • Encrates Gistel, 1848
  • Lebia Oken, 1817
  • Prinodon Rafinesque, 1815
  • Trifarcius Poey, 1860

其下許多種的生存環境都受到了威脅,有的已經瀕臨滅絕。[3][4][5][6] C. alvareziC. longidorsalis 已經在野外滅絕。[7][8]

鱂屬生物個體都較小,最大的不10厘米(3.9英寸),平均長度只有此數據的一半。[9]

該屬下現有49種:[9][10]

參考文獻

编辑
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  2. ^ Martin, C. H., and P. C. Wainwright (2013). Multiple Fitness Peaks on the Adaptive Landscape Drive Adaptive Radiation in the Wild. Science 339(6116): 208-211.
  3. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon ceciliae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  4. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon inmemoriam. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  5. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon latifasciatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  6. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon spp.. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  7. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon alvarezi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  8. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. Cyprinodon longidorsalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. [1 March 2013]. 
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) (2013). Species of Cyprinodon. FishBase. Version 2013-08.
  10. ^ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Martin, C.H. & Wainwright, P.C. (2013): A Remarkable Species Flock of Cyprinodon Pupfishes Endemic to San Salvador Island, Bahamas页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 54 (2): 231–240.