Girardinus

Girardinus is a genus of poeciliids native to Cuba. The name of this genus honours the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard (1822-1895) for his work on the freshwater fish of North America.^[2]

Girardinus
Metallic livebearer (G. metallicus)
Smallfinger topminnow (G. microdactylus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Tribe:	Girardini
Genus:	Girardinus Poey, 1854
Type species
Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854[1]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895 (Creole topminnow)
• Girardinus cubensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Cuban topminnow)
• Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895 (Toothy topminnow)
• Girardinus falcatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Goldbelly topminnow)
• Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 (Metallic livebearer)
• Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944 (Smallfinger topminnow)
• Girardinus uninotatus Poey, 1860 (Singlespot topminnow)