Sheepshead minnow

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Sheepshead minnow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Species: C. variegatus
Subspecies: C. v. variegatus
Trinomial name
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus
Lacépède, 1803

The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus) is a subspecies of killifish found in salt marsh estuary environments. This includes the Great South Bay estuaries of Long Island.

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