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Profundulus hectori Dominguez-Cisneros, Velázquez-Velázquez, Domínguez-Domínguez & Beltrán-López, 2025 |
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photo by
Domínguez-Cisneros, S.E. et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Profundulidae (Middle American killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.079 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Mexico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 12-12. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a small mesethmoid, crescent-shaped, that does not extend beyond the margin of the vomer; large autopterotic fossa; presence of humeral spot; presence of a set of large black spots on the scales on the sides of the body; set of black spots are equal to or greater than 50% of the diameter of the pupil; scales on the lateral line 30-33; predorsal scales 18-24; origin of the dorsal fin positioned at a vertical line slightly anterior to the origin of the anal fin; neural and hemal spines of the preural centra 2; and lacrimal bone has a lateral extension of round or blunt shape (Ref. 137880). | |||
| Biology: | This species inhabits streams with a substrate of pebbles, sand, and Sabino roots, and bordered by riparian vegetation consisting of scrubland and herbaceous banks (Ref. 137880). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||