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Valencia (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

Scientific name
  
Valencia

Rank
  
Genus

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Family
  
Valenciidae; Parenti, 1981

Lower classifications
  
Valencia letourneuxi, Valencia toothcarp

Valencia is the only genus in the family Valenciidae. Valencia is a genus of ray-finned fishes. It is sometimes grouped into the family Cyprinodontidae. Members of this genus are restricted to southern Europe.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1846) (Valencia toothcarp)
  • Valencia letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880) (Corfu toothcarp)
  • Valencia robertae Freyhof, Kärst & Geiger, 2014

    • References

    Valencia (genus) Wikipedia
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