''Colpichthys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Neotropical silverside
The Neotropical silversides are a family, Atherinopsidae, of fishes in the order Atheriniformes. About 112 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New World, including both marine and freshwater h ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja Ca ...
.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Colpichthys hubbsi
''Colpichthys'' is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the Gulf of California
The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermili ...
''
C. B. Crabtree, 1989 (delta silverside)
* ''
Colpichthys regis
''Colpichthys'' is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the Gulf of California.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Colpichthys hubbsi
''Colpichthys'' is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the G ...
''
( O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (false grunion)
References
Atherinopsidae
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