Taxonomy
From Vasco Gomez's
website, check out the
pyramidal classification presented as a table, mostly based on data from
"Killi-Data 2000" by Dr. Jean Huber. The foundation is Eschmeier's 1999
classification with additions on on the Tribe and Subtribe levels.
I am not 100% sure what follows is correct. I'll make
adjustments as I go.
Killifish are Oviparous Cyprinodontiform fishes. AKA egg-bearing toothcarps. The order Cyprinodontiform
contains several families. The egg-bearers (killifish) include the following.
Family Anablepidae
Oxyzygonectes dovii (White-eye) the only species of subfamily
Oxyzygonectinae of family Anablepidae.
Family Aplocheilidae
subfamily Aplocheilinae
Many of the family Aplocheilidae are plant spawners endemic to
western/central Africa. The genera Adamas, Aphyosemion, Epiplatys, Episemion (in between the
last two genera), Fudulopanchax, Callopanchax, Archiaphyosemion,
Scriptaphyosemion, (the previous three genera formally referred to as
Roloffia), Foerschichthys and Pachypanchax. Nothobranchius are annuals from eastern
Africa. Fudulosoma (subgenus or genus??) morphologically speaking, fall
somewhere in between the Nothos and Aphyosemion. Members of the
Aplocheilus genus range from Near East to Far East.
subfamily Rivulinae or Family Rivulidae ??
Includes many genera from South America, both
annual and non-annual.
Family Poeciliidae
Lampeyes belong to the subfamily Aplocheilichthyinae and are
also from Africa. Tomeurus gracilis is an oviparous species of the subfamily
Poeciliinae from South America.
Family Profundulidae
Central American killifish
Family Fundulae
North American
Family Cyprinodontidae (Pupfish)
Includes two subfamilies:
Subfamily Cubanichthyinae
from
Cuba and Jamaica
Subfamily Cyprinodontinae
Species of the Aphanius genus are
found in the region from the Near East, through the Middle East, to the Far
East. Cualac tessellatus is the only species of it's genus and are located
in Mexico and SW USA. The genus Cyprinodon ranges from Central American
Caribbean countries to SW USA. The genus Floridichthys range from
Honduras, Mexico across the southern coastal US to Florida. Garmanella
pulchra, another genus of only one species, are found along the western
Caribbean in Belize and the Yucatan in Mexico. Jordanella floridae (Flagfish -
yet another single species genus) are found in St. Johns and Ochlocknee River
drainages from southern to peninsular Florida in the US. The Lebias genus
are endemic to the Gulf Coast of Iran and in Ethiopia. Megupsilon aporus
is the only species in it's genus, possibly extinct in the wild but native to Central America. From Lake Titicaca and other areas in
Bolivia are species belonging to the Orestias genus.
Family Profundulidae
Middle American killifish
Family Valenciidae
The single genus, Valencia is endemic to Europe and consists of
two species, Valencia hispanica and Valencia letourneuxi.
Family Goodeidae (Splitfins)
The subfamily Empetrichthyinae are desert spring and pool
dwelling species located in SW USA. This subfamily consists of two genera
- Crenichthys (Springfish) and Empetrichthys.
