Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944
- Name authority
- Rivas, 1944
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Girardinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyPoeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyPoeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusGirardinus Poey, 1854
- speciesGirardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Girardinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardinus falcatus (Eigenmann, 1903) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardinus uninotatus Poey, 1860 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Girardinus rivasi Barus & Wohlgemuth, 1994 Barus & Wohlgemuth, 1994 | synonym |
| Girardinus microdactylus rivasi Barus & Wohlgemuth, 1994 Barus & Wohlgemuth, 1994 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rivas, L. R. (1944). Contributions to the study of the Poecilid fishes of Cuba. I. Descriptions of six new species of the subfamily Gambusiinae. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club, 23: 41–53. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G3P4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.