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Valencia robertae

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Valencia robertae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Valenciidae
Genus: Valencia
Species:
V. robertae
Binomial name
Valencia robertae

Valencia robertae is a species of Mediterranean killifish, from the family Valenciidae. It is endemic to Greece where it is found in the Lower Pinios and lower Mornos Rivers in Greece.[1] The species was described in 2004 with the type locality given as River Pinios south of Kavasila.[2] The specific name honours the Italian ichthyologist Roberta Barbieri of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Athens.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Valencia robertae". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Valencia robertae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (8 December 2023). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 February 2024.