Tlaloc (fish)
Genus of fishes
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Tlaloc is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.[2] The genus is not, however, recognised by Fishbase[3] or in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World.[4][3] The genus is named for Tlaloc the water god of the Aztecs.[5]
| Tlaloc | |
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| Popoyote Tlaloc hildebrandi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Profundulidae |
| Genus: | Tlaloc Álvarez & Carranza, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Tlaloc mexicanus, a synonym of Profundulus labialis Álvarez & Carranza 1951[1] | |
Species
As delineated in 2015 there are 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Tlaloc candalarius (C. L. Hubbs, 1924) (Headwater killifish)
- Tlaloc hildebrandi (R. R. Miller, 1950) (Popoyote or Chiapas killifish)
- Tlaloc labialis (Günther, 1866) (Large-lip killifish)
- Tlaloc portillorum (Matamoros & J. F. Schaefer, 2010) (Ulúan killifish)
