Floridichthys Explained

Floridichthys is a genus of pupfishes native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and northern Central America. The name of this genus is a compound of Florida and the Greek for "fish", ichthys. The ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs thought that the genus was confined to Florida at the time he coined the name.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . 26 April 2019 . 17 October 2019 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.

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