Orestias ascotanensis explained

Orestias ascotanensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish within the family Cyprinodontidae,[1] endemic to 12 springs in the Ascotán Salt Flat in Chile.[2] It grows to a length of 7.5 centimeters.[3]

References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984 . 2022-12-06 . www.marinespecies.org.
  2. Cruz-Jofré . Franco . Morales . Pamela . Vila . Irma . Esquer-Garrigos . Yareli . Hugueny . Bernard . Gaubert . Philippe . Poulin . Elie . Méndez . Marco . April 2016 . Geographical isolation and genetic differentiation: the case of Orestias ascotanensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae), an Andean killifish inhabiting a highland salt pan . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 117 . 4 . 747–759 . 10.1111/bij.12704. free .
  3. Web site: Orestias ascotanensis . 2022-12-06 . www.fishbase.se.