Heterophallus
Genus of fishes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heterophallus is a genus of small poeciliids found near the coast in calm waters of river basins in southeastern Mexico.
| Heterophallus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Heterophallus milleri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Gambusiini |
| Genus: | Heterophallus Regan, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Heterophallus rachovii Regan, 1914[1] | |
Species
There are currently two[2] or three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Heterophallus echeagarayi (Álvarez, 1952) (Maya gambusia)
- Heterophallus milleri Radda, 1987 (Grijalva gambusia)
- Heterophallus rachovii Regan, 1914 (Coatzacoalcos gambusia)
FishBase places Heterophallus echeagarayi in the genus Gambusia.[4]
