Leptolucania ommata

Leptolucania ommata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Fundulidae
Genus:	Leptolucania; G. S. Myers, 1924
Species:	L. ommata
Binomial name
	Leptolucania ommata; (Jordan, 1884)
Synonyms[2]
	Heterandria ommata Jordan, 1884; Zygonectes mannii Hay, 1885; Leptolucania manni (Hay, 1885);

Leptolucania ommata, the Pygmy killifish, is a species of North American killifish found only in the southeastern United States. This fish is also found in the aquarium trade. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.[2] The pygmy killifish was formally described by David Starr Jordan as Heterandria ommata in 1884, the type locality being given as Indian River, Florida.[3]

References

NatureServe (2013). "Leptolucania ommata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202397A18230321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202397A18230321.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptolucania ommata" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Heterandria ommata". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

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[iucn-1] NatureServe (2013). "Leptolucania ommata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202397A18230321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202397A18230321.en.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptolucania ommata" in FishBase. August 2012 version.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Heterandria ommata". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2019.