Carlhubbsia Explained

Carlhubbsia is a genus of poeciliids native to Guatemala and Mexico. The name of this genus honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894-1979) who originally named the genus Allophallus, a name which was preoccupied by a genus of Diptera.^[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Carlhubbsia kidderi (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Champoton gambusia)
• Carlhubbsia stuarti D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Barred livebearer)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . 26 October 2019 . 4 November 2019 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.