Orestias laucaensis
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Orestias laucaensis is a species of fish
in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Chile
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Orestias laucaensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.