Profundulus kreiseri holotype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Profundulidae
Genus: Profundulus
Species: Profundulus kreiseri

Name

Holotype: USM 39022. Paratypes: LSUMZ 14851 (9), 14852 (4); USM 39024 (9), 39025 (7), 39026 (5).

Type locality: Honduras, Department of Santa Barbara, Municipality of Macuelizo. Drainage: Chamelecón, System: Chamelecón. Locality: small creek that drains to the Chamelecón River, near the Chamelecón Hydroelectric Dam, 15.197667°N, 88.616°W.

Etymology: The specific epithet is in honor of Dr. Brian R. Kreiser, the doctoral advisor and friend of the first author.

Vernacular Names

English: Kreiser’s Killifish
español: El Escamudo de Kreiser

References

  • Matamoros, W. A., Schaefer, J. F., Hernández, C. L. & Chakrabarty, P.; 2012: Profundulus kreiseri, a new species of Profundulidae (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes) from northwestern Honduras. ZooKeys, 227: 49–62.
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