Valencia toothcarp

(Valencia hispanica)

Description

Valencia hispanica is a ray-finned fish species from the killi fish family (Valenciidae).The scientific name of the species is validly published for the first time in 1846 by Valenciennes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Cyprinodontiformes

Family:Valenciidae

Genus:Valencia

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