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Orestias elegans
Garman, 1895
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Neopterygii
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontoidei
Cyprinodontidae
Orestias
elegans
ICZN
Name Authority:
muse migration
Occurs in brackish , freshwater , marine habitats.
Common Name(s):
No common names recorded.
Related Publications:
Garman 1895
Cited MCZ Specimens:
MCZ:Ich:27694
Syntype p. 1 in
Garman 1895
Synonymns and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Parent Genus:
Orestias
Related: 20 species, 0 subspecies
Congeneric Species:
Orestias agassii
Orestias agassizi
Orestias agassizii
Orestias albus
Orestias ascotanensis
Orestias crawfordi
Orestias cuvieri
Orestias empyraeus
Orestias gilsoni
Orestias imarpe
Orestias incae
Orestias ispi
Orestias jussieu
Orestias luteus
Orestias muelleri
Orestias mulleri
Orestias olivaceus
Orestias pentlandi
Orestias pentlandii
Orestias robustus
No Subspecies
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MCZ:Ich:27694
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