Profundulus candalarias

Description

Family Profundulidae

Distribution: Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Middle America in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. Gillrakers on anterior arm of first arch 11-23; dorsal fin with 1-3 rudimentary rays and 10-16 principal rays; scales in lateral series 31-39. Fertilization external.The family Profundulidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cyprinodontiformes. It contains 1 genus and 5 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. This family may be found from 18° n to 14° s and 99° w to 88° e. Etymology of this family name : Profundulidae: Latin, profundus = deep

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Profundulidae () - Middle American killifishes
        Genus: Profundulus () - Hubbs, 1924
        Specific name: candalarias
        Scientific name: - Profundulus candalarias

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Profundulus

There are approximately 7 species in this genus:

P. candalarias · P. candalarius (Headwater Killifish) · P. guatemalensis · P. hildebrandi (Chiapas Killifish) · P. labialis (Largelip Killifish) · P. oaxacae (Oaxaca Killifish) · P. punctatus (Brownspotted Killifish)

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17457479
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2056376