Sardinita de Santa Maria

Cyprinella Formosa, the Beautiful Shiner, is one of 22 species of Cyprinidae that live in North America.

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The Sardinita de Santa Maria lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The Sardinita De Santa Maria (Cyprinella santamariae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in Mexico. Source - * Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. More

Common names

beautiful shiner in English
carpita yaqui in Spanish (español)
Jelcík nádherný in Czech (česky)
Sardinita de Santa Maria in English
Sardinita de Santa Maria in Spanish (español)
美丽真小鲤 in Mandarin Chinese
美麗真小鯉 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Cyprinella
Species : Cyprinella formosa
Authority : Girard, 1856

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