''Priapichthys'' is a
genus
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of
poeciliid
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fishes native to
Costa Rica
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,
Panama
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and
Colombia
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.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Priapichthys annectens''
(Regan
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, 1907)
* ''
Priapichthys caliensis''
( C. H. Eigenmann & Henn
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* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* ...
, 1916)
* ''
Priapichthys chocoensis''
(Henn
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Notable people with the surname include:
;As a given name:
* Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat
* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* ...
, 1916)
* ''
Priapichthys darienensis''
(Meek
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& Hildebrand
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, 1913)
* ''
Priapichthys nigroventralis''
( C. H. Eigenmann & Henn
Henn is a both a surname and an Estonian masculine given name.
Notable people with the surname include:
;As a given name:
* Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat
* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* ...
, 1912)
* ''
Priapichthys panamensis''
Meek
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Meekness has been contrasted with humility alone insomuch as humility simply refers to an attitude towards o ...
& Hildebrand
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, 1916
* ''
Priapichthys puetzi''
M. K. Meyer & Etzel, 1996
References
Poeciliidae
Freshwater fish genera
Freshwater fish of Central America
Freshwater fish of South America
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
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