Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Profundulidae Middle American killifishes


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13 species

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Profundulus emilioi Ometepec killifish North America 5.7 SL 2023
Profundulus guatemalensis Central America 8.1 SL 1866
Profundulus hectori South America 7.1 SL 2025
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
Profundulus rei Rei killifish North America 4.4 SL 2023
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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