''Profundulus'' is a
genus of
fish in the
family Profundulidae
Profundulidae is a family of killifishes. The species of this family are native to Central America and Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is b ...
endemic to
Mexico and northern
Central America.
It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae
but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus ''
Tlaloc''.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[
* '' Profundulus balsanus'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1935 (Balsas killifish) ][Jamangapé O, J.A., Velázquez-Velázquez, E., Martínez-Ramirez, E., Anzueto-Calvo, M.J., Gomez, E.L., Dominguez-Cisneros, S.E., McMahan, C.D. & Matamoros, W.A. (2016)]
Validity and Redescription of ''Profundulus balsanus'' Ahl, 1935 (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae).
''Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 55–65.''
* '' Profundulus candalarius'' Hubbs, 1924 (Headwater killifish)
* ''Profundulus chimalapensis
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
S ...
'' Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo López-Segovia & Tao Hernández-Arellano, 2020[Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo López-Segovia & Tao Hernández-Arellano; Profundulus chimalapensis, una nueva especie de pez ciprinodóntido (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae) del Río Coatzacoalcos, México , https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/40340/44229]
* '' Profundulus guatemalensis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Guatemalan killifish)
* ''Profundulus hildebrandi
The Popoyote (''Profundulus hildebrandi''), also known as the Chiapas killifish, is a killifish from the family Profundulidae which is endemic to the valley of San Cristobal de las Casas in the Chiapas Highlands in Southern Mexico. It is highly ...
'' Miller, 1950 (Chiapas killifish)
* ''Profundulus kreiseri
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
Species ...
'' Matamoros, J. F. Schaefer, C. L. Hernández & Chakrabarty, 2012 (Kreiser's killifish) [Matamoros, W.A., Schaefer, J.F., Hernández, C.L. & Chakrabarty, P. (2012)]
''Profundulus kreiseri'', a new species of Profundulidae (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes) from northwestern Honduras.
''ZooKeys, 227: 49–62.''
* ''Profundulus labialis
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
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'' ( Günther, 1866) (Largelip killifish)
* ''Profundulus mixtlanensis
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
Species ...
'' Ornelas-García, Martínez-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015 [Ornelas-García, C.P., Martínez-Ramírez, E. & Doadrio, I. (2015)]
A new species of killifish of the family Profundulidae from the highlands of the Mixteca region, Mexico.
''Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 86 (4): 926–933.''
* ''Profundulus oaxacae
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
Species ...
'' ( Meek, 1902)
* ''Profundulus portillorum
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
Species ...
'' Matamoros & Schaefer, 2010
* ''Profundulus punctatus
''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.
Species ...
'' ( Günther, 1866) (Oaxaca killifish)
References
Profundulidae
Cyprinodontiformes
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs
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