Carlhubbsia

Carlhubbsia is a genus of poeciliids native to Guatemala and Mexico. The name of this genus honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894–1979) who originally named the genus Allophallus, a name which was preoccupied by a genus of Diptera.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Carlhubbsia kidderi <small>(C. L. Hubbs, 1936)</small> (Champoton gambusia)
• Carlhubbsia stuarti <small>D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959</small> (Barred livebearer)

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