Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Profundulidae Middle American killifishes

Genus: Profundulus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Central America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Profundulus guatemalensis (Günther, 1866)

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Profundulus guatemalensis
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North America
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Profundulus kreiseri Matamoros, Schaefer, Hernández & Chakrabarty, 2012

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Profundulus kreiseri
[Kreiser's Killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Profundulus mixtlanensis Ornelas-García, Martínez-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015

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Profundulus mixtlanensis
[]

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North America

Profundulus oaxacae (Meek, 1902)

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Profundulus oaxacae
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Profundulus parentiae
[Parenti's killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Profundulus punctatus (Günther, 1866)

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Profundulus punctatus
[Oaxaca killifish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Profundulus guatemalensis Central America 7.5 TL 1866
Profundulus kreiseri Kreiser's Killifish North America 8.1 SL 2012
Profundulus mixtlanensis Central America 6.7 SL 2015
Profundulus oaxacae North America 1902
Profundulus parentiae Parenti's killifish Mexico 6.8 SL 2018
Profundulus punctatus Oaxaca killifish Central America 10 TL 1866



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