Biology:Cubanichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Cubanichthys
Cubanichthys cubensis.jpg
Cuban killifish (C. cubensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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]

References

  1. 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. 
  2. "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. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cubanichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2085072 entry