Grundulus
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| Grundulus | |
|---|---|
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| G. bogotensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Grundulinae |
| Genus: | Grundulus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846[1] |
| Type species | |
| Poecilia bogotensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Grundulus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in Colombia and Ecuador in South America. A biogeographical analysis in 2010 found they are endemic to coldwater lakes of glacial origin in the northern Andes mountain range.[2]
