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Profundulidae

Profundulidae is a family of killifishes. The species of this family are native to Central America and Mexico.

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Profundulidae
Profundulus kreiseri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Superfamily: Funduloidea
Family: Profundulidae
Hoedeman & Bronner, 1951
Genera

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Profundulidae is a family of killifishes.1 The species of this family are native to Central America and Mexico.

Genera

The family consists of two genera:12

References

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Profundulidae". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  2. Morcillo, F.; Ornelas-García, C.P.; Alcaraz, L.; Matamoros, W.A. & Doadrio, I. (2015). "Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Mesoamerican endemic freshwater fish family Profundulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Actinopterygii)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94 (Part. A): 242–251. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.002. PMID 26364972.
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