1225

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Art Accession Number

6331.1225

Subject

Osteichthyes, Goodeidae. Girardinichthys viviparus ? (splitfin)

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Notes

Freshwater. This illustration and also accession 1219 precede the earliest description of any goodeid fish by about 50 years. All fishes in this family are live bearing. This illustration depicts a dissected female with her embryos, possibly the earliest drawing of live bearing in fishes.