Cubanichthys

Cubanichthys is a small genus of pupfishes endemic to the Caribbean Islands of Cuba and Jamaica. The name of this genus is a compound of Cuba, where the genus was thought to be endemic until C. pengellyi was placed in the genus, and the Greek word for fish, ichthys.^[2]

Cubanichthys
Cuban killifish (C. cubensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Cyprinodontidae
Genus:	Cubanichthys C. L. Hubbs, 1926
Type species
Fundulus cubensis C.H. Eigenmann, 1903[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Cubanichthys cubensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903) (Cuban killifish)
• Cubanichthys pengelleyi (Fowler, 1939) (Jamaican killifish)