Profundulus oaxacae (Oaxaca Killifish)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Oaxaca Killifish

Common Names in Spanish:

Escamudo Oaxaque�o

Description

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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 - 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: oaxacae - (Meek, 1902)
        Scientific name: - Profundulus oaxacae (Meek, 1902)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Fundulus oaxacae Meek, 1902

Similar Species

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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)

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Notes

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Contributors

American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2527877
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1910085