Valencia (fish)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinodontoidei |
| Family: | Valenciidae Parenti, 1981 |
| Genus: | Valencia G. S. Myers, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Hydrargyra hispanica Valenciennes, 1846
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Valencia is the only genus in the family Valenciidae.[1] Valencia is a genus of ray-finned fishes. It was formerly grouped into the family Cyprinodontidae, but more recent studies support it being its own family most closely related to the Aphaniidae.[2][3] Members of this genus are restricted to southern Europe.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]There are currently three recognized species in Valencia:[4][5]
- Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1846) (Valencia toothcarp)
- Valencia letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880) (Corfu toothcarp)
- Valencia robertae Freyhof, Kärst & Geiger, 2014[5]
The Valenciidae were formerly a much more diverse lineage in prehistoric times (Paleogene to mid-Neogene). The following fossil genera are also known:[6]
- †Aphanolebias Reichenbacher & Gaudant, 2003
- †Francolebias Costa, 2012
- †Miovalencia Mainero, Vasilyan & Reichenbacher, 2024
- †Prolebias Sauvage, 1874
- †Wilsonilebias Mainero, Vasilyan & Reichenbacher, 2024
This group has a rich fossil record dating to the Early Oligocene. Their evolution was driven by shifts in the Mediterranean and the Paratethys Seas.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Freyhof, J., Kärst, H. & Geiger, M. (2014): Valencia robertae, a new killifish from southern Greece (Cyprinodontiformes: Valenciidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (4) [2013]: 289-298.
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External links
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