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Tlaloc (fish)

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Tlaloc
Popoyote Tlaloc hildebrandi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Profundulidae
Genus: Tlaloc
J. Álvarez & Carranza, 1951
Type species
Tlaloc mexicanus, a synonym of Profundulus labialis
Álvarez & Carranza 1951[1]

Tlaloc is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.[2] The genus is not, however, recognised by Fishbase[3] or in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World.[4][3] The genus is named for Tlaloc the water god of the Aztecs.[5]

Species

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As delineated in 2015 there are 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Profundulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Morcillo, F., Ornelas-García, C.P., Alcaraz, L., Matamoros, W.A. & Doadrio, I. (2015): Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Mesoamerican endemic freshwater fish family Profundulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Actinopterygii). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 94 (Part. A): 242–251.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Profundulidae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 April 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 September 2019.