Floridichthys
Sign in to saveFloridichthys is a genus of pupfishes native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and northern Central America. The name of this genus is a compound of Florida and the Greek for "fish", ichthys. The ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs thought that the genus was confined to Florida at the time he coined the name.
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It sits within the topics Cyprinodontidae, Freshwater fish genera and Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyCyprinodontidae
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Floridichthys is a genus of pupfishes native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and northern Central America. The name of this genus is a compound of Florida and the Greek for "fish", ichthys. The ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs thought that the genus was confined to Florida at the time he coined the name.
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Floridichthys carpio (Günther, 1866) (Goldspotted killifish) Floridichthys polyommus C. L. Hubbs, 1936 (Ocellated killifish)
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