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Colpichthys

Colpichthys is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the Gulf of California.

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Jun 21, 2026
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Colpichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Atherinopsini
Genus: Colpichthys
C. L. Hubbs, 1918
Type species
Atherinops regis
Jenkins & Evermann, 18891

Colpichthys is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the Gulf of California.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:2

  • Colpichthys hubbsi C. B. Crabtree, 1989 (delta silverside)
  • Colpichthys regis (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (false grunion)
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Colpichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Colpichthys". FishBase. June 2012 version.