''Floridichthys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of pupfishes native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and northern Central America. The name of this genus is a compound of

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

and the

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for "fish", ''ichthys''. The

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

Carl Leavitt Hubbs Carl Leavitt Hubbs (October 19, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was an American ichthyologist. Biography Early life Carl Leavitt Hubbs was born in Williams, Arizona, to Charles Leavitt and Elizabeth () Hubbs. His father had a wide variety of jobs (far ...

thought that the genus was confined to Florida at the time he coined the name.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Floridichthys carpio'' ( Günther, 1866) (Goldspotted killifish) * '' Floridichthys polyommus'' C. L. Hubbs, 1936 (Ocellated killifish)

References

Cyprinodontidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub