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

Genus: Profundulus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

Central America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Profundulus candalarius Hubbs, 1924

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Profundulus candalarius
[Headwater killifish]

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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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Central America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Profundulus hildebrandi Miller, 1950

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Profundulus hildebrandi
[Chiapas killifish]

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

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 11.5 cm TL
Profundulus labialis (Günther, 1866)

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Profundulus labialis
[Largelip killifish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Profundulus mixtlanesis
[]

Photo by Ortiz Cruz, V.M.

North America

Profundulus oaxacae (Meek, 1902)

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Profundulus oaxacae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Profundulus portillorum
[]

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

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

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.
 
Profundulus punctatus
[Oaxaca killifish]
9 Species of Family Profundulidae with Genus Profundulus
(Middle American killifishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1924 Profundulus candalarius Headwater killifish Central America 8 TL
1866 Profundulus guatemalensis Central America 7.5 TL
1950 Profundulus hildebrandi Chiapas killifish Central America 8 TL
2012 Profundulus kreiseri Kreiser’s Killifish North America 8.1 SL
1866 Profundulus labialis Largelip killifish Central America 11.5 TL
2015 Profundulus mixtlanesis Central America 6.7 SL
1902 Profundulus oaxacae North America
2010 Profundulus portillorum South America 7.9 SL
1866 Profundulus punctatus Oaxaca killifish Central America 10 TL



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