Carlhubbsia
TaxonCarlhubbsia
AuthorityWhitley, 1951
Type speciesAllophallus kidderi
Type species authorityHubbs, 1936[1]

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.[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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