Cubanichthys | |
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Cuban killifish (C. cubensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
Genus: | Cubanichthys C. L. Hubbs, 1926 |
Type species | |
Fundulus cubensis C.H. Eigenmann, 1903 |
Cubanichthys is a small genus of pupfishes endemic to the Caribbean Islands of Cuba and Jamaica. The name of this genus is a compound of Cuba, where the genus was thought to be endemic until C. pengellyi was placed in the genus, and the Greek word for fish, ichthys.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
- Cubanichthys cubensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Cuban killifish)
- Cubanichthys pengelleyi (Fowler, 1939) (Jamaican killifish)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cubanichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 April 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cubanichthys". FishBase. August 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cubanichthys |
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