Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944
Smallfinger topminnow

Family:  Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae
Max. size:  3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.3 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; dH range: 10 - 25, non-migratory
Distribution:  Central America: Cuba.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in pools and along banks, occasionally in swift water, in highland streams. A midwater and bottom swimmer, occasionally at or near the surface. Sensitive to high chlorine content and warm, turbid, poorly oxygenated, stagnant water. Feeds on diatoms, algae, detritus and insect larvae.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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