| Profundulidae | |
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| Profundulus kreiseri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Superfamily: | Funduloidea |
| Family: | Profundulidae Hoedeman & Bronner, 1951 |
| Genera | |
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Profundulidae is a family of killifishes.[1] The species of this family are native to Central America and Mexico.
Genera
The family consists of a single genus:[2][1]
- Profundulus Hubbs, 1924
However, some workers raise an additional genus and place five of the nine species of Profundulus in the new genus Tlaloc.[3]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). "Profundulidae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.002. PMID 26364972.
External links
Media related to Profundulidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Profundulidae at Wikispecies
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