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Barred topminnow (Quintana atrizona)
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Poeciliidae

Barred topminnow

Quintana atrizona

Spotted Carp of Central American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Quintana atrizona, sometimes known as the barred topminnow, is a species of poeciliid fish endemic to Cuba. It is the sole species in the genus Quintana. Its preferred habitats, heavily vegetated still and slow-moving waters, have been destroyed or degraded, and the species is considered critically endangered.

Maximum length
2 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Central America: Cuba.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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