''Scolichthys'' 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
poeciliid
Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the fam ...
fishes
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 ...
to river basins in
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Scolichthys greenwayi
''Scolichthys greenwayi'' is a species of freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. It is found in flowing waters along the Rio Chixoy and Rio Salinas system in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1967 by Donn ...
''
Rosen, 1967
* ''
Scolichthys iota''
Rosen, 1967
References
Poeciliidae
Endemic fauna of Guatemala
Fish of Guatemala
Freshwater fish of Central America
Freshwater fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
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