Colpichthys

Colpichthys is a genus of Neotropical silverside endemic to the Gulf of Mexico.

Colpichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Atherinopsini
Genus: Colpichthys
C. L. Hubbs, 1918
Type species
Atherinops regis
Jenkins & Evermann, 1889[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Colpichthys hubbsi C. B. Crabtree, 1989 (delta silverside)
  • Colpichthys regis (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (false grunion)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Colpichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Colpichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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