Girardinichthys
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Girardinichthys is a ray-finned fish genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 in the splitfin family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 (Goodeidae
Goodeidae
Splitfins, are a family, Goodeidae, of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. This family contains 40 species within 18 genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode.-Range and Geographic Distribution:...

).

It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

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  • Girardinichthys multiradiatus
    Girardinichthys multiradiatus
    The Dark-edged Splitfin is a species of fish in the Goodeidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.Giradinichthys multiradiatus is a livebearing fish. It is considered to be one of the most difficult fish to successfully keep and breed in aquariums...

    – Dark-edged Splitfin, Golden Sailfin Goodeid
  • Girardinichthys viviparus – Chapultepec Splitfin, mexclapique


Some authors include Hubbsina
Hubbsina
Hubbsina is a ray-finned fish genus in the splitfin family . Some authors include it in Girardinichthys as a subgenus.It contains the following species:* Hubbsina ireneae...

here as subgenus
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...

, others treat it as distinct but closely related genus.
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