Biology:Cubanichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Cubanichthys | |
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| Cuban killifish (C. cubensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cubanichthys C. L. Hubbs, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Fundulus cubensis C.H. Eigenmann, 1903[1]
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Cubanichthys is a small genus of pupfishes endemic to the Caribbean Islands of Cuba and Jamaica. The name of this genus is a compound of Cuba, where the genus was thought to be endemic until C. pengellyi was placed in the genus, and the Greek word for fish, ichthys.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Cubanichthys cubensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Cuban killifish)
- Cubanichthys pengelleyi (Fowler, 1939) (Jamaican killifish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Cubanichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=6297.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 April 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes3/. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cubanichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2085072 entry
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