Overview
Family : Middle American killifishes ; Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium [1].
Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
犬深鮰
Common Names in English:
Headspotted Char, Headwater Killifish
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
犬深鮰, 犬深鮰
Common Names in Spanish:
Escamudo De Comitán
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
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- 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:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony 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:
candalarius
- Hubbs, 1924
- Scientific name: - Profundulus candalarius Hubbs, 1924
- Specific name:
candalarius
- Hubbs, 1924
- Genus:
Profundulus
(
- Family:
Profundulidae
(
- Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –
Similar Species
Members of the genus Profundulus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies 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)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended Washington: G.P.O., 1914- ENG url p. 174.
- Catalogue of type specimens of fishes in Chicago Natural History Museum [by] Marion Grey. [Chicago]1947. ENG url p. 179, p. 198.
- Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel
- Parenti, Lynne R. 1981. A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of cyprinodontiform fishes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 168, pt. 4. 335-557.
Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
- Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2499960
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-121885
- Fishbase Species ID: 49583
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 646921
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121812
Footnotes
- Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel [back]
