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Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink, 1970

Grand Cayman limia
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Cayman Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Limia caymanensis, British West Indies, Grand Cayman Island, in a coastal lagoon [off main North Island Road] (Ref. 33944). Known only from the Grand Cayman Island. Also Ref. 13498, 26855.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cj.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burgess, G.H. and R. Franz, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grand Cayman-limia, Mustapilkkulimia, 开曼岛泥鮰, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Limia: Limia derived from the Latin 'limus' meaning mud, pertaining to the feeding habits of the fish, from Poey, 1854. Donald Taphorn, pers. comm. 22 Feb 2015.;  caymanensis: Named for its type locality, Cayman islands..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; non-migratory.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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