Leptolucania ommata, the Pygmy killifish, is a species of North American killifish found only in the southeastern United States. This fish is also found in the aquarium trade. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.[2] The pygmy killifish was formally described by David Starr Jordan as Heterandria ommata in 1884, the type locality being given as Indian River, Florida.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Leptolucania G. S. Myers, 1924 |
| Species: | L. ommata
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| Leptolucania ommata (Jordan, 1884)
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Leptolucania ommata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202397A18230321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202397A18230321.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptolucania ommata". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Heterandria ommata". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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