Pupfish
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Pupfish are a group of small killifish
belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish. All pupfish are especially noted for being found in extreme and isolated situations, in various parts of North America
, South America
, and the Caribbean
region. As of August 2006 there were 120 known nominal species, and 9 subspecies
.
The common name is said to derive from the mating habits of the males, whose activities vaguely resemble puppies at play.
In spite of their name, the cyprinodonts are not closely related to the Cyprinidae, or carp
family. They were formerly considered near allies of the pikes
and their relatives, as they share some features: a flat head with protractile mouth beset with cardiform, villiform, or compressed, bi- or tri-cuspid teeth, generally large scales, and the absence of a well-developed lateral line
. However, they are now generally assigned to the order Cyprinodontiformes
.
Most pupfish are inhabitants of the fresh
and brackish water
s of the Americas; a few species are known from the Old World
. Several forms occur in the Oligocene
and Miocene
beds of Europe. Many species are ovoviviparous
, and from their small size and lively behaviour they are much appreciated as aquarium fishes.
lists 119 species with 9 subspecies in 10 genera:
Killifish
A killifish is any of various oviparous cyprinodontiform fish . Altogether, there are some 1270 different species of killifish, the biggest family being Rivulidae, containing more than 320 species...
belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish. All pupfish are especially noted for being found in extreme and isolated situations, in various parts of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
region. As of August 2006 there were 120 known nominal species, and 9 subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
.
The common name is said to derive from the mating habits of the males, whose activities vaguely resemble puppies at play.
In spite of their name, the cyprinodonts are not closely related to the Cyprinidae, or carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
family. They were formerly considered near allies of the pikes
Esox
Esox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
and their relatives, as they share some features: a flat head with protractile mouth beset with cardiform, villiform, or compressed, bi- or tri-cuspid teeth, generally large scales, and the absence of a well-developed lateral line
Lateral line
The lateral line is a sense organ in aquatic organisms , used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. Lateral lines are usually visible as faint lines running lengthwise down each side, from the vicinity of the gill covers to the base of the tail...
. However, they are now generally assigned to the order Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontiformes
The Cyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, fresh-water fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers, are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally included with them...
.
Most pupfish are inhabitants of the fresh
Fresh Water
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and brackish water
Brackish water
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root "brak," meaning "salty"...
s of the Americas; a few species are known from the Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
. Several forms occur in the Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
and Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
beds of Europe. Many species are ovoviviparous
Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch...
, and from their small size and lively behaviour they are much appreciated as aquarium fishes.
Species
FishBaseFishBase
FishBase is a comprehensive database of information about fish species . It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web...
lists 119 species with 9 subspecies in 10 genera:
- Genus AphaniusAphaniusAphanius is a genus of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.It contains the following species:* Aphanius anatoliae* Aphanius apodus* Aphanius baeticus* Aphanius burduricus* dislisazancik baligi...
- Aphanius anatoliae anatoliae (Leidenfrost, 1912).
- Aphanius apodusAphanius apodusAphanius apodus is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Algeria.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
(Gervais, 1853). - Scaleless killifishScaleless killifishThe scaleless killifish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Aphanius asquamatus (Sözer, 1942). - Aphanius baeticusAphanius baeticusAphanius baeticus is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Doadrio, Carmona & Fernández-Delgado, 2002. - Aphanius burdurensis (Ermin, 1946).
- Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895).
- Aphanius danfordii (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1890). - Aphanius desioi (Gianferrari, 1933).
- Aphanius dispar dispar (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1829).- Aphanius dispar richardsoni (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1907).
- Aphanius dispar richardsoni (Boulenger
- Aphanius fasciatus (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1821). - Aphanius ginaonis (Holly, 1929).
- Spanish toothcarpSpanish toothcarpThe Spanish toothcarp or Iberian killifish, Aphanius iberus, is a small, endemic species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. Its risk of extinction is one of the greatest of any Iberian vertebrate...
, Aphanius iberus (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846). - Aphanius isfahanensis Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006. Not listed in FishBase.
- Aphanius mento (Heckel, 1843).
- Aphanius opavensis Gaudant, 2006. Not listed in FishBase.
- Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1847).
- Aphanius saourensis Blanco, Hrbek & Doadrio, 2006. Not listed in FishBase.
- Aphanius sirhaniAphanius sirhaniAphanius sirhani is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Jordan. Its natural habitat is freshwater spring. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983. - Aphanius sophiae (Heckel, 1847).
- Aphanius sureyanusAphanius sureyanusAphanius sureyanus is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
(Neu, 1937). - Aphanius villwocki Hrbek & Wildekamp, 2003.
- Aphanius vladykoviAphanius vladykoviThe Zagros pupfish, Aphanius vladykovi, is an endemic species found in a restricted area of the central Zagros Mountains of Iran and is an attractive species for keeping in aquaria. Its name in Persian is , which means zebrafish...
Coad, 1988.
- Genus CualacCualacCualac is a genus of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.It contains the following species:* Cualac tessellatus...
- Checkered pupfishCheckered pupfishCheckered pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cualac tessellatus Miller, 1956.
- Checkered pupfish
- Genus Cubanichthys
- Cuban killifish, Cubanichthys cubensis (EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1903). - Jamaican killifish, Cubanichthys pengelleyi (Fowler, 1939).
- Cuban killifish, Cubanichthys cubensis (Eigenmann
- Genus CyprinodonCyprinodonCyprinodon is a genus of small killifish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish.-Species:* Whitefin pupfish, Cyprinodon albivelis Minckley & Miller, 2002.* Potosi pupfish, Cyprinodon alvarezi Miller, 1976....
- Whitefin pupfish, Cyprinodon albivelis Minckley & Miller, 2002.
- Potosi pupfishPotosi pupfishPotosi pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It was endemic to Mexico, but is now extinct in the wild.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon alvarezi Miller, 1976. - Santa Cruz pupfish, Cyprinodon arcuatus Minckley & Miller, 2002.
- Yucatan pupfish, Cyprinodon artifrons Hubbs, 1936.
- Bolson pupfishBolson pupfishBolson pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon atrorus Miller, 1968. - Blackfin pupfishBlackfin pupfishBlackfin pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon beltrani Alvarez, 1949. - Cuatro Cienegas pupfishCuatro Cienegas pupfishCuatro Cienegas pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodon genus of the Cyprinodontidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon bifasciatus Miller, 1968. - San Ignacio pupfish, Cyprinodon bobmilleri Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1999.
- Hispaniola pupfish, Cyprinodon bondi Myers, 1935.
- Leon Springs pupfishLeon Springs pupfishThe Leon Springs pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is limited to Pecos County, Texas. It is a federally listed endangered species....
, Cyprinodon bovinus BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
& GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Villa Lopez pupfishVilla Lopez pupfishCyprinodon ceciliae, is an extinct species of pupfish that was endemic to Mexico....
, Cyprinodon ceciliae Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993. - Cyprinodon dearborni Meek, 1909.
- Devils Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis Wales, 1930.
- Comanche Springs pupfishComanche Springs pupfishThe Comanche Springs pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States, only found in spring-fed pools around near Balmorhea, a small town in west Texas.-Source:...
, Cyprinodon elegans BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
& GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Sonoyta pupfishSonoyta pupfishThe Sonoyta pupfish or Quitobaquito pupfish, Cyprinodon eremus, is one of the most distinct species in its genus. This pupfish is restricted to the Rio Sonoyta Basin in Sonora, Mexico and south-central Arizona, named the Quitobaquito Springs...
, Cyprinodon eremus Miller & Fuiman, 1987. - Hidden pupfish, Cyprinodon esconditus Strecker, 2002.
- Conchos pupfish, Cyprinodon eximius GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1859. - Carbonera pupfishCarbonera pupfishThe Carbonera pupfish, also Perrito de carbonera, is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is a Pupfish endemic to Mexico.-Source:...
, Cyprinodon fontinalis (Aksiray, 1948). - Cyprinodon higuey Rodriguez & Smith, 1990.
- Lake Eustis minnow, Cyprinodon hubbsi Carr, 1936.
- Charco Azul pupfish, Cyprinodon inmemoriam Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- Thicklip pupfishThicklip pupfishThe Thicklip pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon labiosus Humphries & Miller, 1981. - Bahama pupfish, Cyprinodon laciniatus Hubbs & Miller, 1942.
- Parras pupfish, Cyprinodon latifasciatus Garman, 1881.
- La Palma pupfish, Cyprinodon longidorsalis Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- Largescale pupfishLargescale pupfishThe largescale pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.It is a Pupfish endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, Cyprinodon macrolepis Miller, 1976. - Desert pupfish, Cyprinodon maculariusCyprinodon maculariusCyprinodon macularius is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae and is known by the common name desert pupfish. It is a federally listed endangered species in the United States....
BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
& GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Maya pupfish, Cyprinodon maya Humphries & Miller, 1981.
- Mezquital pupfish, Cyprinodon meeki Miller, 1976.
- Nazas pupfish, Cyprinodon nazas Miller, 1976.
- Amargosa pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensisCyprinodon nevadensisCyprinodon nevadensis is a species of pupfish in the genus Cyprinodon. The species is also known as the Amargosa pupfish, but that name may also refer to one subspecies, Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae...
EigenmannRosa Smith EigenmannRosa Smith Eigenmann was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the last of nine...
& EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1889.- Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae Miller, 1948.
- Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae Miller, 1948.
- Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes Miller, 1948.
- Saratoga Springs pupfishSaratoga Springs pupfishThe Saratoga Springs pupfish is a subspecies of the Amargosa pupfish of the family Cyprinodontidae. The native population is endemic to Saratoga Springs, a small wetland in Death Valley National Park in the United States.-Taxonomy:The pupfish is a member of the genus Cyprinodon...
, Cyprinodon nevadensis nevadensis EigenmannRosa Smith EigenmannRosa Smith Eigenmann was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the last of nine...
& EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1889. - Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis Miller, 1948.
- Shoshone pupfishShoshone pupfishThe Shoshone pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, is characterized by large scales and a "slab-sided," narrow, slender body, with the arch of the ventral contour much less pronounced than the dorsal...
, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshoneShoshone pupfishThe Shoshone pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, is characterized by large scales and a "slab-sided," narrow, slender body, with the arch of the ventral contour much less pronounced than the dorsal...
Miller, 1948.
- Cyprinodon nichollsi Smith, 1989.
- Bighead pupfish, Cyprinodon pachycephalus Minckley & Minckley, 1986.
- Pecos pupfishPecos pupfishThe Pecos pupfish is a species of Pupfish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, Cyprinodon pecosensis Echelle & Echelle, 1978. - Palomas pupfish, Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002.
- Owens pupfishOwens pupfishThe Owens pupfish is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfish. It is endemic to California in the United States, where it is limited to the Owens Valley. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This pupfish is up to long, the largest males...
, Cyprinodon radiosus Miller, 1948. - Cyprinodon riverendi (PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860). - Red River pupfish, Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilisCyprinodon rubrofluviatilisCyprinodon rubrofluviatilis, known as the Red River pupfish, is a species of killifish from the United States. It is found only in the Red River and Brazos River drainages of Texas and Oklahoma. The specific epithet refers to the Red River. It grows to a total length of and feeds on midge larvae...
Fowler, 1916. - Death Valley pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Salt Creek pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Cyprinodon salinus salinusDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
Miller, 1943.- Cottonball marsh pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Cyprinodon salinus milleriDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
LaBounty & Deacon, 1972.
- Cottonball marsh pupfish
- Bocochi pupfish, Cyprinodon salvadori Lozano-Vilano, 2002.
- Boxer pupfish, Cyprinodon simus Humphries & Miller, 1981.
- White Sands pupfishWhite Sands pupfishThe White Sands pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico, in the Western United States. They are only found in two springs and two small streams in southwestNew Mexico. They are found nowhere else in the world.The White...
, Cyprinodon tularosa Miller & Echelle, 1975. - Sheepshead minnowSheepshead minnowThe sheepshead minnow is a subspecies of killifish found in salt marsh estuary environments....
, Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus (Lacépède, 1803).- Cyprinodon variegatus baconi Breder, 1932.
- Cyprinodon variegatus ovinus (MitchillSamuel Latham MitchillSamuel Latham Mitchill was an American physician, naturalist, and politician from New York. He was born in Hempstead, New York...
, 1815).
- Largefin pupfish, Cyprinodon verecundus Humphries, 1984.
- Charco Palma pupfish, Cyprinodon veronicae Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- Genus Floridichthys
- Goldspotted killifish, Floridichthys carpio (Günther, 1866).
- Ocellated killifish, Floridichthys polyommus Hubb, 1936.
- Genus Garmanella
- Yucatan flagfish, Garmanella pulchra Hubbs, 1936.
- Genus Jordanella
- FlagfishFlagfishThe flagfish or American flagfish, Jordanella floridae, is a killifish native to Florida. It received its name because the male fish resembles the American flag, with a large black/blue dot and alternating red and black/blue stripes on its body. It is a common, native fish in Florida that is...
, Jordanella floridae GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1879.
- Flagfish
- Genus Lebias
- Lebias persicus (Jenkins, 1910).
- Lebias splendens (Kosswig & Sözer, 1945).
- Lake Afdera killifish, Lebias stiassnyae Getahun & Lazara, 2001.
- Lebias transgrediens (Ermin, 1946).
- Genus MegupsilonMegupsilonMegupsilon is a genus of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.It contains the following species:* cachorrito enano de potosi...
- Catarina pupfish, Megupsilon aporus Miller & Walters, 1972.
- Genus Orestias
- Orestias agassizii ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias albus ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias chungarensisOrestias chungarensisOrestias chungarensis is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Vila & Pinto, 1987. - Orestias crawfordi Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias ctenolepis Parenti, 1984.
- Titicaca OrestiasTiticaca OrestiasThe Titicaca Orestias , also known by its native name Amanto, is an extinct freshwater killifish from the genus Orestias, a group of fish which is endemic to the Lake Titicaca and other Altiplano lakes in the Andes...
, Orestias cuvieri ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias elegans (BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
& GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853). - Orestias empyraeus Allen, 1942.
- Orestias forgeti Lauzanne, 1981.
- Orestias frontosus CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1876. - Orestias gilsoni Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias gracilis Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias gymnotus Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias hardini Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias imarpe Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias incae Garman, 1895.
- Orestias ispi Lauzanne, 1981.
- Orestias jussiei ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias lastarriae Philippi, 1876.
- Orestias laucaensisOrestias laucaensisOrestias laucaensis is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Arratia, 1983. - Orestias luteus ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias minimus Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias minutus Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias mooni Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias mulleri ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias multiporis Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias mundus Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias olivaceus Garman, 1895.
- Orestias parinacotensisOrestias parinacotensisOrestias parinacotensis is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Chile.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Arratia, 1982. - Orestias pentlandii ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846. - Orestias piacotensis Vila, 2006. Not listed in FishBase.
- Orestias polonorum Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias puni Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias richersoni Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias robustus Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias silustani Allen, 1942.
- Orestias taquiri Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias tchernavini Lauzanne, 1981.
- Orestias tomcooni Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias tschudii Castelnau, 1855.
- Orestias tutini Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias uruni Tchernavin, 1944.
- Orestias ututo Parenti, 1984.
- Orestias agassizii Valenciennes