Carlhubbsia
Sign in to saveCarlhubbsia is a genus of poeciliids native to Guatemala and Mexico. The name of this genus honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894–1979) who originally named the genus Allophallus, a name which was preoccupied by a genus of Diptera.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyPoeciliidae
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- Poeciliinae
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Carlhubbsia is a genus of poeciliids native to Guatemala and Mexico. The name of this genus honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894–1979) who originally named the genus Allophallus, a name which was preoccupied by a genus of Diptera.
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Carlhubbsia kidderi (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Champoton gambusia) Carlhubbsia stuarti D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Barred livebearer)
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