| Taxon | Carlhubbsia |
|---|---|
| Authority | Whitley, 1951 |
| Type species | Allophallus kidderi |
| Type species authority | Hubbs, 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]
- Carlhubbsia kidderi (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Champoton gambusia)
- Carlhubbsia stuarti D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Barred livebearer)
References
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- ^ 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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