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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Profundulidae (Middle American killifishes)
Etymology: Profundulus:Latin, profundus = deep (Ref. 45335); hectori:Name 'hectori' in honor of Mexican ichthyologist Hector Espinosa Perez for his contributions to the study and conservation of freshwater fishes in Mexico.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137880)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalsoft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 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). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Domínguez-Cisneros, S.E., E. Velázquez-Velázquez, O. Domínguez-Domínguez and R.G. Beltrán-López, 2025. A new species of Profundulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae) from southeastern Mexico. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 23(2):e240096. (Ref. 137880)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
