Flagfish
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| Flagfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Jordanella |
| Species: | J. floridae |
| Binomial name | |
| Jordanella floridae Goode & Bean, 1879 |
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The flagfish or American flagfish, Jordanella floridae, is a killifish native to Florida. It received its name because the male fish resembles the American flag, with a large black/blue dot and alternating red and black/blue stripes on its body. It is a common, native fish in Florida that is occasionally found in fish stores. They make quick work of hair algae and they may also eat plants in a planted aquarium.
[edit] References
- "Jordanella floridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=165694. Retrieved 10 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Jordanella floridae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
