Valencia (fish)
Genus of fishes
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Valencia is the only extant genus in the family Valenciidae.[1] Valencia is a genus of ray-finned fishes. It was formerly grouped into the family Cyprinodontidae, but more recent studies support it being its own family most closely related to the Aphaniidae.[2][3] Members of this genus are restricted to southern Europe.[4]
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| Valencia Temporal range: | |
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| Valencia hispanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinodontoidei |
| Family: | Valenciidae Parenti, 1981 |
| Genus: | Valencia G. S. Myers, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Hydrargyra hispanica Valenciennes, 1846 | |
Taxonomy
There are currently three recognized species in Valencia:[4][5]
- Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1846) (Valencia toothcarp)
- Valencia letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880) (Corfu toothcarp)
- Valencia robertae Freyhof, Kärst & Geiger, 2014[5]
The Valenciidae were formerly a much more diverse lineage in prehistoric times (Paleogene to mid-Neogene). The following fossil genera are also known:[6]
- †Aphanolebias Reichenbacher & Gaudant, 2003
- †Francolebias Costa, 2012
- †Miovalencia Mainero, Vasilyan & Reichenbacher, 2024
- †Prolebias Sauvage, 1874
- †Wilsonilebias Mainero, Vasilyan & Reichenbacher, 2024
This group has a rich fossil record dating to the Early Oligocene. Their evolution was driven by shifts in the Mediterranean and the Paratethys Seas.[6]
