Cubanichthys | |
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Cuban killifish (C. cubensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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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]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]
Cubanichthys | |
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Cuban killifish (C. cubensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [3]