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Family: Profundulidae Middle American killifishes



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10 species (see list below)
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Central America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Profundulus guatemalensis (Günther, 1866)

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Profundulus guatemalensis
[]

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North America
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Profundulus kreiseri Matamoros, Schaefer, Hernández & Chakrabarty, 2012

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Profundulus kreiseri
[Kreiser’s Killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Profundulus mixtlanensis Ornelas-García, Martínez-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015

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Profundulus mixtlanensis
[]

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North America

Profundulus oaxacae (Meek, 1902)

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Profundulus oaxacae
[]
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Profundulus parentiae
[Parenti’s killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Profundulus punctatus (Günther, 1866)

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Profundulus punctatus
[Oaxaca killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Tlaloc candalarius (Hubbs, 1924)

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Tlaloc candalarius
[Headwater killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Tlaloc hildebrandi (Miller, 1950)

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Tlaloc hildebrandi
[Chiapas killifish]

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Central America
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Tlaloc labialis (Günther, 1866)

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Tlaloc labialis
[Largelip killifish]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Tlaloc portillorum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Profundulus guatemalensis Central America 7.5 TL 1866
Profundulus kreiseri Kreiser’s Killifish North America 8.1 SL 2012
Profundulus mixtlanensis Central America 6.7 SL 2015
Profundulus oaxacae North America 1902
Profundulus parentiae Parenti’s killifish Mexico 6.8 SL 2018
Profundulus punctatus Oaxaca killifish Central America 10 TL 1866
Tlaloc candalarius Headwater killifish Central America 8 TL 1924
Tlaloc hildebrandi Chiapas killifish Central America 8 TL 1950
Tlaloc labialis Largelip killifish Central America 11.5 TL 1866
Tlaloc portillorum South America 7.9 SL 2010



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