Heterophallus

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Heterophallus
Heterophallus milleri.jpg
Heterophallus milleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Gambusiini
Genus: Heterophallus
Regan, 1914
Type species
Heterophallus rachovii
Regan, 1914 [1]

Heterophallus is a genus of small poeciliids found near the coast in calm waters of river basins in southeastern Mexico.

Species

There are currently two [2] or three recognized species in this genus: [3]

FishBase places Heterophallus echeagarayi in the genus Gambusia . [4]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Heterophallus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heterophallus". FishBase . February 2022 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterophallus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gambusia echeagarayi". FishBase .