Scolichthys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Poeciliinae
Tribus: Scolichthyini
Genus: Scolichthys
Species: S. greenwayi – S. iota
Name

Scolichthys Rosen, 1967

Type species: Scolichthys greenwayi Rosen, 1967, by original designation
Gender: masculine

References

Rosen, D.E. 1967: New poeciliid fishes from Guatemala, with comments on the origins of some South and Central American forms. American Museum novitates 2303: 1–15. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Scolichthys is a genus of poeciliid fishes endemic to river basins in Guatemala.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

Scolichthys greenwayi Rosen, 1967
Scolichthys iota Rosen, 1967

References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scolichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scolichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.