Females in the aquarium
Females of Priapella compressa in the aquarium of Jean-Marie Dewandeleer [Belgium]. Photo by Jean-Marie Dewandeleer. (16-Nov-2021). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Poeciliidae

Genus
Priapella


Last updated on:
20-Nov-2021

Priapella compressa Alvarez, 1948

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Original description as Priapella compressa:

ZooBank:E5155530-B71D-4F14-8022-FCEDB6591DC7.

  • Álvarez del Villar, José. 1948. "Contribución al conocimiento del genero Priapella y descripción de una nueva especie (Pisces, Poeciliidae.)". Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural. 9(3-4):331-340 (ffm00039)

Conservation: Priapella compressa is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2019).