''Profundulus'' 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 ...

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Profundulidae Profundulidae is a family of killifishes. The species of this family are native to Central America and Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, an ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

and northern

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

. It was regarded as the only genus in the Profundulidae but workers have split the genus and raised a second genus '' Tlaloc''.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Profundulus adani'' Sara E. Dominguez-Cisneros, 2021 * '' Profundulus balsanus'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1935 (Balsas killifish) Jamangapé O, J.A., Velázquez-Velázquez, E., Martínez-Ramirez, E., Anzueto-Calvo, M.J., Gomez, E.L., Dominguez-Cisneros, S.E., McMahan, C.D. & Matamoros, W.A. (2016)
Validity and Redescription of ''Profundulus balsanus'' Ahl, 1935 (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae).
''Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 55–65.'' * '' Profundulus candalarius'' Hubbs, 1924 (Headwater killifish) * '' Profundulus chimalapensis'' Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo López-Segovia & Tao Hernández-Arellano, 2020Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo López-Segovia & Tao Hernández-Arellano; Profundulus chimalapensis, una nueva especie de pez ciprinodóntido (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae) del Río Coatzacoalcos, México , https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/40340/44229 * '' Profundulus guatemalensis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Guatemalan killifish) * '' Profundulus hildebrandi'' R. R. Miller, 1950 (Chiapas killifish) * '' Profundulus kreiseri'' Matamoros, J. F. Schaefer, C. L. Hernández & Chakrabarty, 2012 (Kreiser's killifish) Matamoros, W.A., Schaefer, J.F., Hernández, C.L. & Chakrabarty, P. (2012)
''Profundulus kreiseri'', a new species of Profundulidae (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes) from northwestern Honduras.
''ZooKeys, 227: 49–62.'' * '' Profundulus labialis'' ( Günther, 1866) (Largelip killifish) * '' Profundulus mixtlanensis'' Ornelas-García, Martínez-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015 Ornelas-García, C.P., Martínez-Ramírez, E. & Doadrio, I. (2015)
A new species of killifish of the family Profundulidae from the highlands of the Mixteca region, Mexico.
''Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 86 (4): 926–933.'' * '' Profundulus oaxacae'' (

Meek Meekness is an attribute of human nature and behavior that has been defined as an amalgam of righteousness, inner humility, and patience. Meekness has been contrasted with humility alone insomuch as humility simply refers to an attitude towards o ...

, 1902) * ''

Profundulus portillorum ''Profundulus'' is a genus of fish in the family Profundulidae endemic to Mexico and northern Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colomb ...

'' Matamoros & Schaefer, 2010 * '' Profundulus punctatus'' ( Günther, 1866) (Oaxaca killifish)

References

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