Goodea luitpoldii
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| Goodea luitpoldii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Genus: | Goodea |
| Species: | G. luitpoldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Goodea luitpoldii (Steindachner, 1894) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Characodon luitpoldii Steindachner, 1894 | |
Goodea luitpoldii, the green goodea, is a species of killifish from the family Goodeidae which is endemic to the drainage basin of the Lerma River and the Grande de Santiago River in Mexico.[1] This species was Species description described as Characodon luitpoldii by Franz Steindachner in 1894 with the type locality given as Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán.[2] The identity of the person honoured in its specific name is unknown but it is thought likely to be Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821-1912) whose daughter, Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850-1925) was an explorer and amateur naturalist and she collected the type.[3]