''Tlaloc'' is a genus of fish in the family

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endemic to Mexico,

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and

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.Morcillo, F., Ornelas-García, C.P., Alcaraz, L., Matamoros, W.A. & Doadrio, I. (2015): Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Mesoamerican endemic freshwater fish family Profundulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Actinopterygii). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 94 (Part. A): 242–251.'' The genus is not, however, recognised by

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or in the 5th Edition of

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. The genus is named for Tlaloc the water god of the

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Species

As delineated in 2015 there are 4 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tlaloc candalarius'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1924) (Headwater killifish) * '' Tlaloc hildebrandi'' (

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, 1950) ( Popoyote or Chiapas killifish) * '' Tlaloc labialis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Large-lip killifish) * '' Tlaloc portillorum'' ( Matamoros & J. F. Schaefer, 2010) (Ulúan killifish)

References

Profundulidae Freshwater fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub