Tessellated pupfish

(Cualac tessellatus)

Description

Cualac tessellatus is a ray-finned fish species from the family of the egg-laying tooth carps (Cyprinodontidae).The scientific name of the species has been validly published for the first time in 1956 by Miller.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Cyprinodontiformes

Family:Cyprinodontidae

Genus:Cualac

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