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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Profundulidae.
Mexico country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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never/rarely
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Type locality of Profundulus parentiae, State of Oaxaca, Santa Maria Huatulco, Municipality of Santa Maria Huatulco, Toma de agua Río Huatulco, on the way to the Benito Juarez community, small creek of about 20 m width with an average depth of ca.30 cm. The known distribution of this species extends from the lower reaches of the Huatulco River in the Mexican state of Oaxaca close to the city of Santa María de Huatulco to tributaries of the Grande River in the vicinity of the town of Comitlan, in Oaxaca. It was captured in a range of altitudes from 188 to 420 meters (Ref. 119416).
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Matamoros, W.A., S.E. Domínguez-Cisneros, E. Velázquez-Velázquez and C.D. McMahan, 2018
National Database:
> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Profundulidae (Middle American killifishes)
Etymology: Profundulus:Latin, profundus = deep (Ref. 45335); parentiae:Named for Dr. Lynne Parenti, who has made many important contributions to our knowledge of the systematics, biogeography, biology, and morphology of cyprinodontiforms as well as numerous other groups of fishes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi
Könsmognad: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.8 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 119416); 6.6 cm SL (female)
Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 14. This species is distinguished from its congeners P. balsanus, P. oaxacae, P. mixtlanensis by having long epiotic processes that extend beyond the epipleural ribs of the first vertebra (vs. short epiotic process not reaching the epipleural ribs of the first vertebra); differs from P. guatemalensis, P. kreiseri by having rows of dark dots along the sides of the body (vs. absence of rows of dark dots in P. guatemalensis, P. kreiseri; differs from P. punctatus by having a dorsoventrally compressed Meckel’s cartilage with a relatively straight ventral edge and a narrow and strongly concave sesamoid articular (vs. dorso-ventrally expanded Meckel’s cartilage with convex ventral edge and a wide and moderately concave sesamoid articular in P. punctatus; differs from P. oaxacae by the number of scales in the lateral series, 33 (vs. 29-31 in P. oaxacae) (Ref. 119416). Cross section: oval.
The type locality during sampling has the following environmental conditions: water temperature 27°C, pH 6.7, conductivity 10.9 mS, dissolved oxygen 12.3 mg/L, river width 20 m, and capture depth 0.5 m. The current was slow, and there was no canopy cover. Also collected with this species were Poeciliopsis pleurospilus, Poecilia sphenops, Sicydium salvini. The species was captured in a range of altitudes from 188 to 420 meters (Ref. 119416).
Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Matamoros, W.A., S.E. Domínguez-Cisneros, E. Velázquez-Velázquez and C.D. McMahan, 2018. Description of a new species of killifish of the genus Profundulus (Atherinomorpha: Profundulidae) from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Copeia 106(2):239-246. (Ref. 119416)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5166 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00537 - 0.03387), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
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