Jenynsia multidentata

Jenynsia multidentata
Rio de la Plata onesided livebearer (Jenynsia multidentata).
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Anablepidae
Genus: Jenynsia
Species:
J. multidentata
Binomial name
Jenynsia multidentata
(Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Lebias multidentata Jenyns, 1842
  • Fitzroyia multidentata (Jenyns, 1842)
  • Poecilia punctata Valenciennes, 1846

Jenynsia multidentata is a species of killifish from the family Anablepidae. It is a viviparous, benthopelagic species in the genus Jenynsia. They are onesided livebearers with a clear asymmetry of the males' genitalia. With onset of maturity, the anal fin of male fish develops into a gonopodium which can be brought forward on one side only. Based on the bending to the left or to the right of the tip of the gonopodium, two morphs of male fish can be distinguished.